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Public data actor with normalized output.

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Alexander Abernathy

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This actor queries FDA safety alert and recall data via the OpenFDA API, returning normalized medical device, drug, and food safety enforcement actions.

Capabilities

Search by product name, brand, or keywords
Filter by alert type (Recall, SafetyAlert, All)
Date range filtering
Returns normalized safety alert records

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`queries`	string[]	Yes	-	Product names, brands, or keywords
`maxItemsPerQuery`	number	No	100	Maximum alerts per query
`alertType`	string	No	"All"	Filter: "Recall", "SafetyAlert", "All"
`startDate`	string	No	""	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`includeRaw`	boolean	No	false	Attach raw response

Example input

{
  "queries": ["Tylenol", "Lipitor"],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 100,
  "alertType": "Recall",
  "includeRaw": false
}

Output

Field	Type	Description
`source`	string	Always "fda-safety-alerts"
`query`	string	Original search query
`recordType`	string	Alert type (recall, safety_alert)
`title`	string	Alert title
`identifier`	string	Alert ID
`date`	string	Publish date
`url`	string	FDA alert URL
`summary`	string	Human-readable summary
`alertType`	string	Type (Recall, SafetyAlert)
`severity`	string	Severity level
`productCategory`	string	Product category
`raw`	object	(Optional) Raw response

Example output

{
  "source": "fda-safety-alerts",
  "query": "Tylenol",
  "recordType": "safety_alert",
  "title": "Tylenol Recall Notice",
  "identifier": "FDA-12345",
  "date": "2024-01-15",
  "url": "https://www.fda.gov/safety/healthalerts",
  "summary": "Recall - High severity alert for Tylenol",
  "alertType": "Recall",
  "severity": "High",
  "productCategory": "Over-the-Counter Drugs"
}

Notes

OpenFDA API: Uses https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json (no authentication required)
Data Coverage: Drug, device, and food enforcement actions (recalls)
Total Records: ~17,416 enforcement actions available
Alert Types: Class I (Critical), Class II (High), Class III (Medium) severity recalls

Run Tests

Run npm run check to verify syntax:

$npm run check

Data Sources

OpenFDA Enforcement API: https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json
FDA Safety Alerts: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls

Pricing

This actor uses the Apify Pay-Per-Event model at $0.002 per dataset item.

Example cost: 1,000 items ≈ $2 in actor charges (plus standard Apify platform compute).

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