Food Recalls

List United States Food Recalls records

List United States Food Recalls records with optional filters and pagination.

Source: Data courtesy of openFDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Not endorsed by the FDA. (Public domain (U.S. Government work), openFDA terms of service).

Fields returned:

  • recall_number (str) — Unique recall identifier
  • event_id (str) — Identifier grouping related recall records
  • status (str) — Ongoing, completed, terminated or pending
  • classification (str) — Hazard class, where Class I is the most serious
  • product_type (str) — Product category, typically Food
  • product_description (str) — Description of the recalled product
  • reason_for_recall (str) — Why the product was recalled, such as an undeclared allergen
  • recalling_firm (str) — Company conducting the recall
  • city (str) — City of the recalling firm
  • state (str) — State or territory of the recalling firm
  • country (str) — Country of the recalling firm
  • distribution_pattern (str) — Where the product was distributed
  • product_quantity (str) — Amount of product affected as reported
  • code_info (str) — Lot codes, batch numbers or use-by dates identifying affected stock
  • voluntary_mandated (str) — Whether the recall was voluntary or ordered
  • initial_firm_notification (str) — How the firm first notified its customers
  • recall_initiation_date (date) — Date the firm began the recall
  • report_date (date) — Date the recall was published
  • termination_date (date) — Date the recall was closed out

Example: GET /v1/data/united-states-food-recalls?limit=10&classification=example

get/v1/data/united-states-food-recalls

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.aristocles.com.au (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
  • URL: https://api.aristocles.com.au/v1/data/united-states-food-recalls
  • Auth: none declared. Required headers: X-API-Key

Query parameters

limitinteger

Max records to return (1-100).

offsetinteger

Records to skip, for pagination.

classificationstring nullable

Hazard class, where Class I is the most serious

Example:example
statusstring nullable

Ongoing, completed, terminated or pending

Example:example
statestring nullable

State or territory of the recalling firm

Example:example
countrystring nullable

Country of the recalling firm

Example:example
recalling_firmstring nullable

Company conducting the recall

Example:example
product_typestring nullable

Product category, typically Food

Example:example
report_datestring nullable

Date the recall was published

Example:2026-01-01

Headers

X-API-Keystring required

Response

A page of United States Food Recalls records with pagination metadata.

unknown required

Changes

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