US Product Recalls Feed: FDA, NHTSA & CPSC Recalls in One Schema

Track every new US product recall from the official government sources in a single, clean dataset: FDA food, drug and medical device recalls (openFDA enforcement reports), NHTSA vehicle and equipment recalls, and CPSC consumer product recalls. Filter by keyword (an allergen, a brand, a retailer, a hazard) and schedule it daily in new since last run mode to get a recall alert feed that only bills you for recalls you have not seen.

Who it is for

• Compliance and quality teams: watch for recalls in your category, of your suppliers or of competing products; FDA Class I/II/III classification included.
• Retailers, marketplaces and distributors: catch recalled products you may stock (CPSC "Sold At" retailers, FDA distribution states, UPCs in product descriptions).
• Insurers, product-liability and claims teams: hazard, units affected and remedy for each recall; NHTSA "do not drive" and "park outside" flags.
• Journalists, newsletters and researchers: one daily feed of food, drug, device, vehicle and consumer product recalls with links to the official notice.
• Developers: a normalized JSON/CSV/Excel feed via the Apify API, webhooks and integrations (Slack, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make).

What you get

• Five official sources, one schema: fda-food, fda-drug, fda-device, nhtsa, cpsc.
• Normalized fields: source, agency, recallId, dateReported, productDescription, productType, firm (recalling firm / manufacturer / importer), reason, hazard, classification, status, distribution, firmState, quantity, remedy, url, plus the original record in raw.
• Keyword filter across product, firm and reason (e.g. listeria, undeclared peanut, lithium battery, air bag, Costco).
• New since last run mode with a saved history per State key, for daily alerts without duplicates.
• Resilient: if one agency's API is down, the run logs it and continues with the others (see failedSources in the run summary).
• Fast and cheap: a default run takes a few seconds at 512 MB.

Quick start

1. Click Start with the default input. You get the 30 newest recalls from all five sources over the last 30 days, mixed across sources.
2. Narrow it down: pick sources, set a keyword, and raise maxItems for a bigger pull (up to 5,000).
3. Daily recall alerts (schedule tip): create an Apify Schedule (for example every day at 7:00) with this input:

{ "mode": "sinceLastRun", "stateKey": "daily-all", "lookbackDays": 14, "maxItems": 500 }

Each run delivers only recalls not delivered before for that stateKey. Add a webhook or the Slack / Google Sheets / email integration to push them where your team works. Use a different stateKey per schedule (e.g. allergens, my-brands).

Input

Field	Default	Meaning
sources	all five	fda-food, fda-drug, fda-device, nhtsa, cpsc
lookbackDays	30	Recalls reported in the last N days (1-365). FDA publishes weekly, so use 7 or more
keyword	none	Only recalls whose product, firm or reason mentions this word or phrase
maxItems	30	Cap per run (also caps your spend), newest first
mode	window	window = everything in the window; sinceLastRun = only new recalls (use for schedules)
stateKey	default	Saved history name for sinceLastRun
openFdaApiKey	none	Optional free openFDA key for very large pulls

Output (real records, Oct 2026)

FDA food recall:

{
  "source": "fda-food",
  "agency": "FDA",
  "recallId": "H-0094-2027",
  "eventId": "100041",
  "dateReported": "2026-10-21",
  "recallInitiationDate": "2026-10-02",
  "productDescription": "Stewarts Shops Vanilla Heavenly Medley 1/2 Gallon (1.89 L), UPC Codes: 0 82086 44371 1",
  "productType": "Food",
  "firm": "Stewart's Shops Corp.",
  "reason": "Foreign object: May contain pieces of metal",
  "hazard": null,
  "classification": "Class II",
  "status": "Ongoing",
  "distribution": "NY, VT, NH",
  "firmState": "NY",
  "firmCountry": "United States",
  "quantity": "10,392 units",
  "remedy": null,
  "voluntaryMandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
  "url": "https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22H-0094-2027%22",
  "raw": {
    "recall_number": "H-0094-2027",
    "event_id": "100041",
    "report_date": "20261021",
    "classification": "Class II",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "...": "full openFDA record"
  },
  "firstSeenAt": "2026-10-30T10:58:52.811Z"
}

CPSC consumer product recall (raw shortened):

{
  "source": "cpsc",
  "agency": "CPSC",
  "recallId": "27054",
  "eventId": "11038",
  "dateReported": "2026-10-29",
  "recallInitiationDate": null,
  "productDescription": "DREO Recalls DR-HSH015 Space Heaters Due to Fire and Burn Hazards - This recall involves DREO space heaters, model number DR-HSH015. The ceramic, electric heaters are black and measure about 11.5 inches wide and 13 inches tall and include a remote control. Only units manufactured from April 2025 through January 2026 are included in this recall. The manufacture date, in YYYY/MM format, and the model number are printed on a label on the heater’s underside and “DREO” on the front of the unit.",
  "productType": "Electric Space Heaters,not Otherwise Specified",
  "firm": "Hesung Innovation Corp, dba DREO, of Clifton, New Jerse",
  "reason": "The recalled space heaters can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.",
  "hazard": "The recalled space heaters can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.",
  "classification": null,
  "status": null,
  "distribution": "Sold At: Costco stores nationwide and online at Dreo.com, BestBuy.com, Kohls.com, Lowes.com, QVC.com, HomeDepot.com, B2BRenew.com and Costco.com from September 2025 through October 2026 for between $70 and $110.",
  "firmState": null,
  "firmCountry": "Vietnam",
  "quantity": "About 338,800 (In addition, about 36,300 were sold in Canada)",
  "remedy": "Consumers should stop using the recalled space heaters immediately and contact DREO for a free replacement space heater. Consumers will be asked to unplug the space heater, destroy it by cutting the electrical cord and follow instructions to send a photo of the destroyed heater.",
  "url": "https://cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027/DREO-Recalls-DR-HSH015-Space-Heaters-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards",
  "raw": {
    "RecallID": 11038,
    "RecallNumber": "27054",
    "RecallDate": "2026-10-29T00:00:00",
    "Title": "DREO Recalls DR-HSH015 Space Heaters Due to Fire and Burn Hazards",
    "URL": "https://cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027/DREO-Recalls-DR-HSH015-Space-Heaters-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards"
  },
  "firstSeenAt": "2026-10-30T10:58:52.811Z"
}

NHTSA records also carry doNotDrive and parkOutside flags. Full examples: sample-output.json. Every run also writes a summary (window, per-source counts, failed sources) to the OUTPUT record.

Field notes

• dateReported: FDA enforcement report date, NHTSA report received date, CPSC recall date.
• classification: FDA Class I (most serious) / II / III; NHTSA recall type and component; CPSC has none.
• distribution: FDA distribution pattern (states/countries); CPSC "Sold At" retailers and dates.
• recallId: FDA recall number (e.g. H-0094-2027), NHTSA campaign ID (e.g. 26V710000), CPSC recall number.

Data sources, update timing and fair use

• openFDA food, drug and device enforcement endpoints (api.fda.gov), public domain / CC0 (license). FDA enforcement reports are published weekly, so FDA items can lag the original company announcement by 1-3 weeks.
• NHTSA vehicle and equipment recalls from NHTSA's official Recalls Data open dataset on data.transportation.gov (U.S. DOT, public domain), updated on business days.
• CPSC recalls from the SaferProducts.gov Recall REST API (saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices), updated as recalls are announced.
• Polite access: a declared User-Agent, spaced requests per host, retries with backoff. No API keys required.
• Entity-level data only. Free-text consumer contact blocks and street addresses are dropped; no personal data is collected.
• Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA, NHTSA or CPSC. Data is provided as published by the agencies; always confirm critical decisions against the official notice linked in url.

Pricing

Pay per event (Apify takes care of billing; you only pay for what is delivered):

Event	Price	Charged
apify-actor-start	$0.005	once per run
recall-record	$0.004	per recall delivered

A default test run (30 recalls) costs about $0.125. A daily sinceLastRun alert across FDA, NHTSA and CPSC (~15 new recalls/day) costs about $0.065/day. maxItems and Apify's max cost per run cap your spend; the Actor stops delivering when your budget is reached, so you are never charged for more than you set. No separate platform-usage charges: compute is included in the event prices.

FAQ

Which agencies are covered? FDA (food, drugs, devices via openFDA enforcement reports), NHTSA (vehicle and equipment recalls) and CPSC (consumer products), in one schema.

Do I need API keys? No. All sources are public and keyless.

How do I get only new recalls every day? Create a Schedule with mode: sinceLastRun and a unique stateKey; each run delivers only recalls not delivered before.

Can I send alerts to Slack or email? Yes, use Apify integrations (Slack, email, webhooks) on run success, or pull the dataset from Make, Zapier or n8n.