Product Recalls API

CPSC, NHTSA, USDA FSIS, EU Safety Gate, and UK FSA product recalls in one unified JSON schema.

Who it's for

E-commerce and FBA sellers: screen your catalog against multi-source recalls in real time.
Retailers: monitor shelves across regions and agencies with a single API.
Insurers and compliance teams: track and report product liability risks.
AI agents: call through Apify's MCP server to answer recall questions with authoritative source links.

What it does

Aggregates recalls from 5 official sources: CPSC, NHTSA, USDA FSIS, EU Safety Gate, UK FSA.
Returns a unified JSON schema across all agencies and regions.
"Only new" mode with a Monitor ID: each scheduled run returns only recalls you have not received before.
Supports API calls via Apify CLI or HTTP, and MCP integration for AI agents.
Filterable by source, country, category, company, and date range.

Example output

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

{
  "id": "recall_20240315_001",
  "source": "CPSC",
  "agency": "US Consumer Product Safety Commission",
  "country": "US",
  "category": "electronics",
  "title": "Lithium Battery Fire Hazard Recall",
  "productDescription": "Model XYZ Smart Speaker with integrated battery, UPC 123456789012",
  "hazard": "Battery may overheat and catch fire.",
  "riskLevel": "high",
  "company": "ElectroTech Inc.",
  "brands": ["EchoPlus", "SmartHome Pro"],
  "date": "2024-03-15",
  "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/recall/123456"
}

Pricing

$5 per 1,000 recalls plus Apify's standard start fee. See the Apify Store page for current rates.

Data and privacy

Data comes from official government agencies and sources: US CPSC, NHTSA, USDA FSIS, EU Safety Gate, and UK FSA. The actor sends your filters only to the respective agency APIs. In "only new" mode it stores already-delivered recall IDs in a key-value store in your own Apify account. No tracking or third-party services.

Not affiliated with any government agency. Data from official public sources; see the Store page for licences and attribution.