CPSC Product Recall Normalizer

Fetch US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall data with enriched, normalized fields — hazard classification, risk scoring, manufacturer deduplication, and product categorization. Built on the official SaferProducts.gov REST API — no API key required.

What This Actor Does

• Fetches product recall data from the CPSC SaferProducts.gov API
• Classifies hazards into 13 normalized categories (Fire, Choking, Laceration, Electric Shock, etc.)
• Computes risk scores (0–100) based on hazard and injury severity keywords
• Normalizes manufacturer names — strips legal suffixes, deduplicates
• Categorizes products into 14 standard categories (Toys, Electronics, Furniture, etc.)
• Standardizes country names for manufacturer/importer countries
• Outputs structured JSON + human-readable summary table

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	No	(empty)	Keyword to search recalls (product name, brand, hazard)
maxResults	integer	No	50	Maximum recalls to return (1–500)
dateFrom	string	No	(empty)	Filter from date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	string	No	(empty)	Filter to date (YYYY-MM-DD)
hazardType	select	No	All Hazards	Filter by hazard category
productCategory	select	No	All Categories	Filter by product category

Example Input

{
  "searchQuery": "battery charger",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "hazardType": "Fire"
}

Example Output (Dataset Item)

{
  "recallId": 10905,
  "recallNumber": "26670",
  "title": "A2batt Recalls EEMB Lithium Coin Battery Chargers...",
  "recallDate": "2026-08-06T00:00:00",
  "productName": "EEMB Lithium-ion Coin Battery Chargers with Rechargeable 2032 Batteries",
  "productCategory": "Electronics",
  "unitsAffected": "About 4,930",
  "hazardCategories": ["Ingestion", "Chemical"],
  "primaryHazard": "Ingestion",
  "riskScore": 45,
  "riskLevel": "Medium",
  "manufacturers": ["Eemb Usa", "A2Batt"],
  "importers": [],
  "manufacturerCountries": ["China"],
  "remedyOptions": ["Refund"],
  "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/A2batt-Recalls-..."
}

Use Cases

• E-commerce sellers — monitor recalls for products you sell or compete with
• Product liability lawyers — find active recalls for class-action research
• Insurance companies — assess product risk profiles across categories
• Consumer advocacy — track hazard trends and high-risk manufacturers
• Import/export compliance — flag recalled products by country of origin
• Supply chain risk — identify suppliers with frequent recall history

Normalization & Enrichment

Feature	Description
Hazard Classification	13 standard categories (Fire, Choking, Laceration, etc.)
Risk Scoring	0–100 score with Critical/High/Medium/Low levels
Product Categorization	14 categories (Toys, Electronics, Furniture, etc.)
Manufacturer Dedup	Strips legal suffixes, normalizes casing
Country Standardization	Maps variants to standard country names
Remedy Classification	Labels recall remedies (Refund, Repair, Replace)

Data Source

US Consumer Product Safety Commission — SaferProducts.gov REST API. Public domain government data. No API key required. Updated daily.

Pricing

Pay-per-result pricing — you only pay when the actor returns data. See store page for current rates.

Output Structure

• Dataset: Full normalized recall records (JSON)
• OUTPUT (KVS): Human-readable summary table with hazard distribution
• STATS (KVS): Aggregate statistics for dashboards