You can access the FDA Food Recalls Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "query": "",
10    "productKeywords": ["allergen"],
11    "recallingFirm": "",
12    "classifications": [
13        "Class I",
14        "Class II",
15    ],
16    "statuses": ["Ongoing"],
17    "states": [],
18    "countries": [],
19    "reportDateFrom": "2024-01-01",
20    "reportDateTo": "",
21    "initiationDateFrom": "",
22    "initiationDateTo": "",
23    "maxItems": 20,
24    "sortBy": "report_date",
25    "sortDirection": "desc",
26}
27
28# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
29run = client.actor("automation-lab/fda-food-recalls-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
30
31# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
32print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
33for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
34    print(item)
35
36# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

FDA Food Recalls Scraper & OpenFDA Recall Monitor API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use FDA Food Recalls Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

FDA Food Recalls Scraper API in JavaScript

FDA Food Recalls Scraper API through CLI

FDA Food Recalls Scraper OpenAPI definition

FDA Food Recalls Scraper API

FDA Food Recall Monitor

ryanclinton/fda-food-recall-monitor

FDA Food Recall Monitor searches and extracts food recall and enforcement data directly from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's openFDA API.

Ryan Clinton

FDA Food Recall Scraper

copious_atoll/fda-food-recalls

Extract FDA food recall data from openFDA API. Search by reason, state, classification, date. Returns product details, recall class, distribution, and company info. Free API, no proxy needed.

Grim R

FDA Recall Scraper - Drug, Device & Food Enforcement

oriented_wallpaper/fda-recall-scraper

Scrape FDA drug, device & food recalls from the official openFDA API — recall number, severity (Class I/II/III), status, recalling firm, brand, reason, dates & location. Filter by type/severity/status/date, monitor new recalls. Export CSV/JSON/Excel. No API key.

Flash Scrape

FDA Food Recall Enforcement Reports Scraper

compute-edge/fda-food-recalls-scraper

Extract FDA food recall enforcement reports from the OpenFDA API. Search by recall classification (Class I/II/III), recalling firm, state, status, date range, and keywords. Covers 28,000+ food safety recall actions.

Compute Edge

openFDA Food Recall Scraper

scrapers_lat/openfda-food-recalls-scraper

Scrape FDA food recall and enforcement actions from the official openFDA API. Filter by classification, state, status, reason or date. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel.

Scrapers Lat

FDA Recalls Monitor - Drug, Device & Food to JSON

lxraa/fda-recalls-monitor

Search & monitor FDA recalls (drug, device, food) via the official openFDA API. Filter by keyword, status, classification. Clean structured JSON for compliance, legal, pharma and research.

lxraa

FDA Recall Monitor: Drug, Device & Food Recall Alerts API

bikram07/fda-recall-monitor

FDA recall monitoring and alerts for drug, device, and food enforcement actions from the official OpenFDA API. Filter by keyword, recalling firm, classification (Class I/II/III), status, and date range. Alert mode outputs only new recalls since the last run for hands-off compliance monitoring.

Bikram

FDA Recalls & Enforcement Scraper

martc03/fda-recalls

Extracts FDA recall and enforcement data for drugs, food, and medical devices using the openFDA API. Filter by product type, classification, date range.

CoDee

Fda Drug Recalls Scraper

chimerical_quicklime/fda-drug-recalls-scraper

Extract FDA drug recall and enforcement data from openFDA. Filter by classification, status, firm, and date. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel. Ideal for pharmacovigilance and compliance.

Khrystyna Skotte

FDA Recalls Database Scraper

crawlerbros/fda-recalls-scraper

Scrape FDA recalls from the openFDA REST API. Search food, drug, device, biologics, cosmetics, and veterinary recalls by keyword, product type, firm name, or classification. No API key required.