# Consumer Product Recall Tracker — CPSC Recalls (`m_ctim/consumer-product-recall-tracker`) Actor

Search recent CPSC recalls of general consumer products — toys, furniture, appliances, electronics, and more — by keyword, hazard type, or manufacturer/retailer. Official saferproducts.gov data, for retailers, importers, and compliance teams.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/m\_ctim/consumer-product-recall-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Timothy Kelvin](https://apify.com/m_ctim) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Consumer Product Recall Tracker — CPSC Recalls

Search recent U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls —
toys, furniture, appliances, electronics, and other everyday consumer
products (not food, drugs, medical devices, or vehicles, which have
their own regulators). Filter by keyword, hazard type, or
manufacturer/retailer/importer name.

Built for retailers, importers, resellers, and compliance/insurance
teams who need to know when a product in their supply chain — or a
competitor's — gets recalled.

### Input

```json
{
  "keyword": "stroller",
  "hazard": "",
  "manufacturer": "",
  "daysBack": 30,
  "maxResults": 25
}
```

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string (optional) | Free-text search across the recall title and product description. |
| `hazard` | string (optional) | Free-text search across the described hazard (e.g. `"fire"`, `"choking"`, `"laceration"`). |
| `manufacturer` | string (optional) | Free-text search across manufacturer/importer/distributor names. |
| `daysBack` | number | How many days back from today to search, by recall publish date. Default `30`, max `365`. |
| `maxResults` | number | Max recalls to return, most recent first. Default `25`, max `100`. |

### Output

One record per recall:

```json
{
  "recallId": 10905,
  "recallNumber": "26670",
  "title": "A2batt Recalls EEMB Lithium Coin Battery Chargers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion",
  "description": "This recall involves EEMB Lithium-ion Coin Battery Chargers with Rechargeable 2032 Batteries, model SKLC-0420-0040...",
  "recallDate": "2026-08-06T00:00:00",
  "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/A2batt-Recalls-EEMB-Lithium-Coin-Battery-Chargers...",
  "products": [
    { "name": "EEMB Lithium-ion Coin Battery Chargers with Rechargeable 2032 Batteries", "model": "", "numberOfUnits": "About 4,930" }
  ],
  "hazards": ["The recalled battery chargers violate the mandatory standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries..."],
  "remedies": ["Consumers should stop using the charger immediately, remove the batteries..."],
  "injuries": ["None reported"],
  "manufacturers": [],
  "importers": [],
  "distributors": ["EEMB USA, doing business as A2batt, Inc., of Redlands, California"],
  "retailers": ["Online at Amazon.com from August 2024 through March 2026 for about $14."],
  "manufacturerCountries": ["China"],
  "consumerContact": "A2batt by email at info@a2batt.com or online at www.eemb.com/Recall..."
}
```

A search with no matches in the requested window returns no items but
is still billed once for the search.

### How it works

Direct calls to the official [CPSC SaferProducts.gov REST
API](https://www.saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/) — no proxy, no key,
no scraping. Public U.S. government data.

### Pricing note

Billed per **search**, not per recall returned — one charge whether the
search returns 0 recalls or 100.

### Related products

- [Product Recall Alert](https://github.com/timmKal01/product-recall-alert) — the FDA equivalent for drug, food, and medical device recalls
- [Vehicle Recall Tracker](https://github.com/timmKal01/vehicle-recall-tracker) — the NHTSA equivalent for vehicle safety recalls

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Free-text search across the recall title and product description (e.g. "stroller", "space heater", "button battery"). Leave blank to skip keyword filtering.

## `hazard` (type: `string`):

Free-text search across the described hazard (e.g. "fire", "choking", "laceration"). Leave blank to skip hazard filtering.

## `manufacturer` (type: `string`):

Free-text search across manufacturer/importer/distributor names. Leave blank to skip.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

How many days back from today to search, based on the recall's publish date.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of recalls to return, most recent first.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 30,
  "maxResults": 25
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("m_ctim/consumer-product-recall-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("m_ctim/consumer-product-recall-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call m_ctim/consumer-product-recall-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,m_ctim/consumer-product-recall-tracker"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/YwSd5yEWDFyfO2V8a/builds/jQganTeLS7qfDu7rn/openapi.json