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FDA Food Adverse Events Scraper

Scrape the FDA CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System (CAERS) - search 140,000+ food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic adverse event reports by product, reaction type, or date range. No API key required.

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What it does

This actor queries the openFDA food adverse events API and returns structured records for each adverse event report. You can search by product/brand name, reaction type, date range, or retrieve the most recent reports.

The CAERS database contains 140,000+ reports covering:

Foods and beverages
Dietary supplements (vitamins, minerals, protein powders)
Cosmetics and personal care products

Data source

API: https://api.fda.gov/food/event.json
Provider: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) / CFSAN
Access: 100% public, no authentication required
Coverage: Reports from 2004 onwards

Input

Field	Type	Description
`mode`	select	Query mode: `recent`, `search`, `byProduct`, `byReaction`, `byDate`
`searchQuery`	string	Free-text query (search mode), brand/product name (byProduct), or reaction term (byReaction)
`dateFrom`	string	Start date in YYYYMMDD format (byDate mode only)
`dateTo`	string	End date in YYYYMMDD format (byDate mode only)
`maxItems`	integer	Maximum records to return (1–1000, default: 50)

Modes

recent — Returns the most recent adverse event reports with no filter. Best for daily monitoring.
search — Free-text search across all report fields.
byProduct — Search by brand or product name (e.g. "Red Bull", "5-Hour Energy", "whey protein").
byReaction — Search by adverse reaction type (e.g. "nausea", "vomiting", "diarrhea", "headache").
byDate — Filter reports where the event occurred within a date range. Provide dateFrom and dateTo in YYYYMMDD format.

Example inputs

Get 10 recent reports:

{"mode": "recent", "maxItems": 10}

Search by product name:

{"mode": "byProduct", "searchQuery": "5-Hour Energy", "maxItems": 100}

Search by reaction:

{"mode": "byReaction", "searchQuery": "nausea", "maxItems": 200}

Date range:

{"mode": "byDate", "dateFrom": "20240101", "dateTo": "20240630", "maxItems": 500}

Free-text search:

{"mode": "search", "searchQuery": "energy drink cardiac", "maxItems": 50}

Output

Each record in the dataset contains:

Field	Type	Description
`reportNumber`	string	Unique FDA report identifier
`dateStarted`	string	Date the adverse event occurred (YYYY-MM-DD)
`products`	array	List of implicated products (see below)
`reactions`	array	List of reported adverse reactions
`outcomes`	array	List of health outcomes reported
`consumerGender`	string	Consumer gender (Male / Female)
`consumerAge`	number	Consumer age at time of event
`consumerAgeUnit`	string	Age unit (e.g. "year(s)")
`recordType`	string	Always `"foodAdverseEvent"`
`scrapedAt`	string	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when scraped
`sourceUrl`	string	FDA API endpoint URL

Product fields

Each item in products contains:

Field	Type	Description
`brandName`	string	Product or brand name
`industryCode`	string	FDA industry classification code
`industryName`	string	FDA industry name (e.g. "Snack Food Item", "Vit/Min/Prot/Unconv Diet")

Example output record

{
  "reportNumber": "2024-CFS-002280",
  "dateStarted": "2024-01-26",
  "reactions": ["Abdominal discomfort", "Dizziness", "Loss of consciousness"],
  "outcomes": ["Life Threatening"],
  "products": [
    {
      "brandName": "LAY BAR-B-QUE LOW SODIUM POTATO CHIPS",
      "industryCode": "07",
      "industryName": "Snack Food Item"
    }
  ],
  "consumerGender": "Female",
  "consumerAge": 63.0,
  "consumerAgeUnit": "year(s)",
  "recordType": "foodAdverseEvent",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-10T14:00:00.000000+00:00",
  "sourceUrl": "https://api.fda.gov/food/event.json"
}

Use cases

Food safety research — Identify patterns in adverse events linked to specific products or ingredients
Regulatory compliance monitoring — Track reports for specific brands or product categories
Consumer health analytics — Analyze reaction frequency and severity by product type
Journalism & public interest — Investigate trends in dietary supplement safety
Competitive intelligence — Monitor adverse event reports for competitor products

FAQs

Is this data free to use?
Yes. The FDA CAERS data is public domain, provided by the U.S. government at no cost.

Why are some fields missing from certain records?
The actor uses omit-empty output — fields not present in the original FDA report (e.g. age, date_started) are not included in the output record. This ensures clean, consistent data with no null values.

What is the maximum number of records I can retrieve?
The maxItems parameter accepts values from 1 to 1,000. The FDA API itself contains 140,000+ records, so you can run the actor multiple times with date range filters to retrieve larger datasets.

How current is the data?
The FDA updates the CAERS database regularly. Reports from 2004 onwards are available.

Does this require proxy or cookies?
No. The FDA openFDA API is a public REST API with no bot protection or authentication requirements.

What report types are included?
The database includes voluntary reports from consumers, healthcare professionals, and manufacturers about adverse events related to foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetics.

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