PlainRecalls

Browse Recalls

PlainRecalls indexes 101,704 federal recall records from the FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA. Browse the full archive by the dimension that matters most for your search, the agency that issued the recall, the product category, the firm responsible, or the year the recall was filed.

Methodology

PlainRecalls aggregates recall data from three U.S. federal agencies into a single searchable index. All records come directly from official government APIs, 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 three federal recall authorities. Each agency's recall scope reflects its statutory jurisdiction, FDA covers food/drug/device, CPSC covers consumer products, and NHTSA covers motor vehicles. USDA FSIS (meat/poultry/egg) recalls are not currently included.
  • Categories: Normalized across three agency-specific classification systems. Because each agency uses different taxonomies, our category mapping introduces some imprecision, 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: NHTSA Recalls API - vehicle safety recalls

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

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.