FDA Recalls Scraper by Birds Nest Data

Export FDA recall data for food, drugs and medical devices as JSON or CSV. Filter by product type, recall class and date. Built on the public openFDA enforcement API.

Unofficial tool. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Data provided as-is from https://open.fda.gov.

Not for medical or clinical decisions. This tool does not guarantee that recall data is complete or up to date; always check the FDA's own recall notices.

What it does

Pulls FDA recall enforcement reports from openFDA and returns one clean, flat row per recalled product, newest reports first. Built for food-safety and quality teams, retailers and distributors checking their suppliers, and journalists or researchers following recalls.

What you get

Field	Type	Example
recall_number	string	H-1402-2026
event_id	string	99954
product_type	string	Food
status	string	Ongoing
classification	string	Class II
voluntary_mandated	string	Voluntary: Firm initiated
product_description	string	product name, size and UPC as reported
product_quantity	string	162 cases
reason_for_recall	string	Product contains elevated levels of lead.
recalling_firm	string	company name
firm_state	string	NY
firm_country	string	United States
distribution_pattern	string	NY, NJ, PA, TX, FL, IL
recall_initiation_date	date (YYYY-MM-DD)	2026-09-24
center_classification_date	date	2026-09-29
report_date	date	2026-10-07
termination_date	date or null	null
source_url	URL	openFDA API link for this recall number
source	string	openFDA enforcement API (open.fda.gov)

Street address, city, postal code and contact details are never copied. Emails and phone numbers inside free text are removed.

Use cases

• Check new food, drug or device recalls against your suppliers and product list.
• Pull Class I recalls for a weekly quality or food-safety report.
• Send FDA recall data into a spreadsheet or alert through the Apify API.
• Research recall history by product type and date range.

How to use

1. Set inputs, or leave them as they are to get the 50 newest food recall reports.
2. Click Run.
3. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the Apify API.

Input example

{
  "searchText": "",
  "productType": "food",
  "classification": "ALL",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Output example

Two records from a real run on 2026-10-17 (PT) with the default input:

[
 {
  "recall_number": "H-1407-2026",
  "event_id": "99887",
  "product_type": "Food",
  "status": "Ongoing",
  "classification": "Class I",
  "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
  "product_description": "Todd's Seeds Salad Sprouting Mixture - Broccoli, Mustard, Alfalfa and Cabbage, packaged in heat-sealed resealable bags in the following sizes: 1/4 lb., 1/2 lb., and 1 lb.",
  "product_quantity": "37,481 retail units (TOTAL)",
  "reason_for_recall": "Products contain alfalfa seed recalled by the supplier and may be contaminated with E. coli and/or Salmonella (downstream recall)",
  "recalling_firm": "TODD'S SEEDS LLC",
  "firm_state": "TN",
  "firm_country": "United States",
  "distribution_pattern": "Nationwide; through Amazon or direct to consumer",
  "recall_initiation_date": "2026-09-11",
  "center_classification_date": "2026-09-30",
  "report_date": "2026-10-07",
  "termination_date": null,
  "source_url": "https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22H-1407-2026%22",
  "source": "openFDA enforcement API (open.fda.gov)"
 },
 {
  "recall_number": "H-1402-2026",
  "event_id": "99954",
  "product_type": "Food",
  "status": "Ongoing",
  "classification": "Class II",
  "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
  "product_description": "Lior brand Cinnamon Ground Seasoning; 90g transparent plastic container; UPC 794711005484.",
  "product_quantity": "162 cases",
  "reason_for_recall": "Product contains elevated levels of lead.",
  "recalling_firm": "Galil Importing Corp",
  "firm_state": "NY",
  "firm_country": "United States",
  "distribution_pattern": "NY, NJ, PA, TX, FL, IL",
  "recall_initiation_date": "2026-09-24",
  "center_classification_date": "2026-09-29",
  "report_date": "2026-10-07",
  "termination_date": null,
  "source_url": "https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22H-1402-2026%22",
  "source": "openFDA enforcement API (open.fda.gov)"
 }
]

Pricing (pay-per-event)

• Result: $15.00 per 1,000 results ($0.015 for each recall record saved to the dataset).
• No start fee. Runs that match nothing are not charged for results.
• Estimate: the default run (50 records) costs about $0.75 in result fees.

Limits

• Sends at most about 1 request per second and uses no proxies or API key. openFDA allows 1,000 keyless requests per day per IP address. If the source refuses access (HTTP 403), the run stops with a clear message; it never changes its identity or retries from other IPs.
• Up to 10,000 records per run.
• openFDA enforcement reports are typically updated weekly, so the newest recalls can lag FDA press releases by several days.

Data source & legality note

This actor reads public data from openFDA (https://open.fda.gov) via its public API. It does not log in, bypass access controls, or collect personal data; person/contact fields are dropped at parse time. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Output is provided as-is, without warranty; it may be incomplete or delayed, so verify against openFDA before relying on it. Not legal, medical, or safety advice. You are responsible for how you use the output and for complying with applicable laws and the source's terms.

Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (https://open.fda.gov).

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