FDA Recalls Monitor

FDA food, drug and medical device recalls from the official openFDA enforcement API, as clean, normalized JSON.

What it does

Searches food, drug and device recalls, one category or all.
Filters by keyword, recalling firm, class (I, II, III), status, state, country and date range.
"Only new" mode with a Monitor ID: each scheduled run returns only recalls you have not received before.
Handles large pulls with automatic pagination and date-window splitting.
Retries failed requests with backoff. An optional openFDA API key raises rate limits.

Use cases

Compliance: run weekly for Class I recalls and send new items to Slack or email through an Apify integration.
Supply chain: watch specific suppliers or keywords such as "undeclared peanut" or "listeria".
QA and regulatory affairs: pull device recalls for a date range into a spreadsheet.
AI agents: call the actor through Apify's MCP server to answer recall questions with an FDA source link.
Retail and marketplaces: screen a product catalog against recalls.

Example output

Illustrative record; field names match the actor output, values are sample data.

{
  "recallNumber": "F-0276-2017",
  "category": "food",
  "classification": "Class II",
  "status": "Terminated",
  "reportDate": "2016-11-02",
  "recallInitiationDate": "2016-08-08",
  "recallingFirm": "Pharmatech LLC",
  "productDescription": "CytoDetox, Hydrolyzed Clinoptilolite Fragments, 1 oz./30 mL.",
  "reasonForRecall": "Potential contamination with Burkholderia cepacia.",
  "codeInfo": "UPC No. 632687615989; Lot No. 30661601",
  "distributionPattern": "FL, MI, MS, and OH.",
  "quantity": "1,990 bottles",
  "city": "Davie",
  "state": "FL",
  "country": "United States",
  "voluntaryMandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
  "eventId": "75272",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Event=75272"
}

Pricing

Pay per event on Apify: a small charge per run and per result. See the Apify Store page for current prices.

Data and privacy

Data comes from openFDA and reflects FDA's Enforcement Report, so it can lag real-world announcements. The actor sends your filters (and optional openFDA API key) only to api.fda.gov. In "only new" mode it stores already-delivered recall numbers in a key-value store in your own Apify account. No tracking or third-party services.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the FDA. Not a substitute for official notices; do not use for medical decisions. Verify against the FDA source link.