Canada Recalls & Safety Alerts Monitor

Track Canadian recalls and safety alerts from Health Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Transport Canada in one feed: food, drugs, medical devices, natural health products, vehicles and consumer products. Schedule it daily for alerts.

What does Canada Recalls & Safety Alerts Monitor do?

• Official open-data bulk file, no key needed
• Filter by days, keyword, agency or archived status
• Clean fields: agency, group, category, product, issue, recall class, what to do
• Direct link to the official notice

How to use it

1. Click Try for free and open the Input tab.
2. Fill in the fields below, or keep the defaults for a quick test.
3. Press Start. Results appear in the Output tab within seconds to a few minutes.
4. Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call the actor from the API, a schedule, Make, Zapier or an AI agent through the Apify MCP server.

Input

Field	Type	Description
daysBack	integer	Recalls updated within this many days.
searchText	string	Optional word in title, product or issue, e.g. salmonella.
organizations	array	Optional filter.
includeArchived	boolean	Include recalls marked archived.
maxRecalls	integer	Cap per run.

Example input

{
  "daysBack": 14,
  "searchText": "",
  "organizations": [],
  "includeArchived": false,
  "maxRecalls": 50
}

Output

Each result is a flat JSON object that you can open in the Output tab, export to CSV or Excel, or read through the API. See the dataset views for the main columns.

How much does it cost to use Canada Recalls & Safety Alerts Monitor?

Pricing is pay per event: $0.002 per recall. You pay only for results saved to the dataset, plus nothing extra for platform usage on the free plan limits. Apify's free monthly credit lets you test it before paying.

FAQ

How often is the data updated? The Government of Canada updates the bulk file daily.

Are US recalls included? No. Use a US recall actor for FDA, CPSC or NHTSA data.

How do I get alerts? Schedule the actor daily with a short days-back window and connect a webhook or Zapier.

Is it legal?

The actor reads public, open-licence or government data only and does not collect private information. You are responsible for using the results in line with the source's terms and applicable laws.

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

This actor is agent-ready: it is a plain tool with a documented JSON input and a flat JSON output, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other agents can call it through the Apify MCP server.

Add it to an MCP client with this URL (Apify account or agentic payment required):

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=flyingnimbus/canada-recalls-monitor

Example prompt: "Use the Canada Recalls & Safety Alerts Monitor tool with the example input below and summarise the results."

Calls are pay per event ($0.002 per recall), so an agent can estimate the cost before it runs. Empty or failed lookups return a status record instead of failing the run.

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Feedback

Found a bug or need another field or city? Open an issue on the actor's Issues tab and it will be looked at quickly.