Browse Recalls

Methodology

PlainRecalls aggregates recall data from four U.S. federal sources into a single searchable index. All records come directly from official government APIs or public notices, we do not use third-party aggregators. The index covers recalls from 1995 through the present, refreshed on a regular schedule. Browse pages reflect what each agency has published in its public enforcement feed.

How Browse Pages Are Built

• Agencies: Sourced from four federal recall authorities. Each agency's recall scope reflects its statutory jurisdiction: FDA covers food/drug/device, CPSC covers consumer products, USDA FSIS covers meat/poultry/processed egg products, and NHTSA covers motor vehicles.
• Categories: Normalized across agency-specific classification systems. Because each agency uses different taxonomies, our category mapping introduces some imprecision, and a borderline product may appear under a related category.
• Manufacturers: Extracted from the recalling-firm field in each federal filing. Firms that changed names or were acquired may appear under multiple entries.
• Years: Indexed by the date the recall was reported to the issuing agency. Agency amendments to historical recalls do not change the original filing year.

Data Sources

• Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API - food, drug, and medical device recalls
• Source: CPSC Recalls API - consumer product recalls
• Source: USDA FSIS Recalls - meat, poultry, and processed egg product recalls
• Source: NHTSA Recalls API - vehicle safety recalls
• Source: USDA FSIS recall releases - meat, poultry, and processed egg-product recall notices

For the full data collection, processing, and classification methodology, see /methodology.