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Food recall enforcement reports

Name: Food recall enforcement reports
Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
License: https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html

The 100 most recently reported FDA food recalls from the weekly Enforcement Report, one record per recalled product: recall number, classification, status, product, reason, codes, distribution and dates. Firm names and street addresses are left out.

Healthy · 50% of observed runs successful
Product recalls & safety
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
United States (federal)
Publisher's public API
19 typed fields

Monitor this source API, CLI, SDK and MCP

At a glance

Publisher: U.S. Food and Drug Administration · homepage
Category: Product recalls & safety
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Publisher updates: Weekly, when FDA publishes the Enforcement Report
SourceFinch checks: Daily by default
Records per run: 100 in the latest run
Record key: recall_number
Acquired from: Publisher's public API: https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%5B0+TO+z%5D&sort=report_date:desc&limit=100
Recipe: v1.0.1, approved October 12, 2026
Verified since: October 12, 2026
Last green run: October 12, 2026

What the data contains

FDA's weekly Enforcement Report lists every recall FDA has classified, whether the firm started it or FDA required it. openFDA publishes the report as a public JSON service that needs no key for light use. This source reads the 100 most recently reported food recalls (sorted by report date) on each daily run and makes one record per recalled product keyed by its FDA recall number, so a monitor reports new recalls and later changes to a recall's status, classification or termination date. Records carry the product description, reason, codes, quantity, distribution pattern, hazard class and dates, plus the city, state and country of the recalling firm. The recalling firm's name, street address and postal code are deliberately not read: openFDA lists sole proprietors under their own names, so that field can name a private individual. Product descriptions are published text and usually name brands and distributors, which are companies. openFDA warns that its data is unvalidated and must not be relied on for medical decisions; this source carries the data as published and adds no safety advice. A recall leaving the 100-record window is not a withdrawal.

Fields and types

Every record has these fields. The key field recall_number identifies a record across runs, so changes are reported field by field.

Field	Type	Description
`recall_number`key	string	FDA recall number for one recalled product (for example H-1395-2026), unique per record. The record key.
`event_id`	string, nullable	FDA recall event identifier; one event can cover several recalled products, so several records can share it.
`status`	string, nullable	Recall status as reported by FDA: Ongoing, Completed, Terminated or Pending.
`classification`	string, nullable	FDA health hazard classification: Class I (most serious), Class II or Class III.
`product_type`	string, nullable	FDA product type (Food for this source).
`product_description`	string, nullable	Description of the recalled product as written in the report, including brand, size and packaging.
`reason_for_recall`	string, nullable	Reason for the recall as written in the report.
`product_quantity`	string, nullable	Quantity of product in distribution as reported, in free text (for example 816 units).
`code_info`	string, nullable	Lot numbers, expiry dates, UDI or other codes identifying the recalled units.
`distribution_pattern`	string, nullable	Where the product was distributed, in free text.
`voluntary_mandated`	string, nullable	Whether the recall was firm-initiated or FDA-mandated.
`initial_firm_notification`	string, nullable	How the firm first notified its consignees (letter, e-mail, press release and so on).
`city`	string, nullable	City of the recalling firm's reported location.
`state`	string, nullable	State or province of the recalling firm's reported location.
`country`	string, nullable	Country of the recalling firm's reported location.
`recall_initiation_date`	date, nullable	Date the firm first notified the public or its consignees of the recall (YYYY-MM-DD).
`center_classification_date`	date, nullable	Date FDA classified the recall's health hazard (YYYY-MM-DD).
`report_date`	date	Date the recall first appeared in FDA's weekly Enforcement Report (YYYY-MM-DD).
`termination_date`	date, nullable	Date FDA terminated the recall, when it has; null while it is open (YYYY-MM-DD).

Sample output

The first 5 of 100 records from SourceFinch's own run on October 12, 2026, exactly as delivered.

Field	Record 1	Record 2	Record 3	Record 4	Record 5
`recall_number`	H-1395-2026	H-1396-2026	H-1393-2026	H-1391-2026	H-1392-2026
`event_id`	99874	99853	99859	99717	99717
`status`	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing
`classification`	Class I	Class I	Class III	Class II	Class II
`product_type`	Food	Food	Food	Food	Food
`product_description`	Fromagerie Coop de Mean Cabricharme and Belgium Cabricharme Shelf life: 30 days, all dates through and including 10/7/2026 Packaging: Plastic wrapped by slice Net Wt.: Various, cut from whole wheel and priced by weight with Whole Foods Market scale label PLUs: 54670, 57953	Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine packed in a yellow plastic sealed bag with pink and black lettering; label reads in part as "bettergoods Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, MADE IN ITALY, NET WT 22 OZ, BEST if Used By: SEP 20 2027 L6080C, UPC 194346442706, DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 PRODUCT OF ITALY	American Ginsengs. PRODUCT OF WISCONSIN. NET WT: 4 oz. NET WT. 8 oz.	Light Brown Sugar, Packaged in he follow configurations: 1. United, Net Wt. 50 lbs., (22.68kg). Item Number 810051. Distributed By: United Sugar Producers & Refiners, Minneapolis, MN 55439. 2. Good & Gather, Net Wt 2 lb. (32 oz) 907g. Item Number 817773. UPC 0 85239-08454 0. Dist. By Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN 55403.	Powdered Sugar, Packaged in the following configurations: 1. United 6X, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68kg), Item Number 810087. UPC 7 85921-07090 4. Distributed by: United Sugar Producers & Refiners, Minneapolis, MN 55439. 2. Crystal Sugar, Net Wt. 25 lbs. (11.3 kg), Item Number 810097. UPC 0 70090-08090 9. Distributed by Crystal Sugars Corporation, Moorhead, MN 2. Good & Gather, Net Wt 2 lb. (32oz) 907g. Item Number 817774. UPC 0 85239-08455 7. Dist. By Target Corp. Minneapolis, MN 55403.
`reason_for_recall`	Undeclared Egg Allergen	Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes	Potential contamination with pesticides.	Potential Wheat Kernel contamination.	Potential Wheat Kernel contamination.
`product_quantity`	21 Wheels	16,002 bags (2,286 cases)	70 boxes	12,678 CWT total	4,265 CWT total
`code_info`	Shelf life: 30 days, all dates through and including 10/7/2026	L6080C SEP 20 2027 L6079C SEP 19 2027	108-728-420	1. Batch Numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229, MHD26223, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26223, MHD26225, MHD26226. 2. Batch Numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229.	1. Batch Numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26229. 2. Batch Numbers: MHD26230 3. Batch Numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229.
`distribution_pattern`	CA, AZ, NJ, MA, RI, CT, NY	Walmart DCs and retail locations nationwide.	Domestic: CA. Foreign: Not Applicable.	IA, IL, IN, KS, MN, OH PA, TX	IA, IL, IN, KS, MN, OH PA, TX
`voluntary_mandated`	Voluntary: Firm initiated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	Voluntary: Firm initiated
`initial_firm_notification`	E-Mail	E-Mail	Letter	Letter	Letter
`city`	Austin	New York	San Francisco	Minneapolis	Minneapolis
`state`	TX	NY	CA	MN	MN
`country`	United States	United States	United States	United States	United States
`recall_initiation_date`	2026-09-08	2026-09-03	2026-09-08	2026-08-19	2026-08-19
`center_classification_date`	2026-09-22	2026-09-24	2026-09-22	2026-09-21	2026-09-21
`report_date`	2026-09-30	2026-09-30	2026-09-30	2026-09-30	2026-09-30
`termination_date`	—	—	—	—	—

Sample as JSON

[
  {
    "city": "Austin",
    "state": "TX",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "country": "United States",
    "event_id": "99874",
    "code_info": "Shelf life: 30 days, all dates through and including 10/7/2026",
    "report_date": "2026-09-30",
    "product_type": "Food",
    "recall_number": "H-1395-2026",
    "classification": "Class I",
    "product_quantity": "21 Wheels",
    "termination_date": null,
    "reason_for_recall": "Undeclared Egg Allergen",
    "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
    "product_description": "Fromagerie Coop de Mean Cabricharme and Belgium Cabricharme Shelf life: 30 days, all dates through and including 10/7/2026 Packaging: Plastic wrapped by slice Net Wt.: Various, cut from whole wheel and priced by weight with Whole Foods Market scale label PLUs: 54670, 57953",
    "distribution_pattern": "CA, AZ, NJ, MA, RI, CT, NY",
    "recall_initiation_date": "2026-09-08",
    "initial_firm_notification": "E-Mail",
    "center_classification_date": "2026-09-22"
  },
  {
    "city": "New York",
    "state": "NY",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "country": "United States",
    "event_id": "99853",
    "code_info": "L6080C SEP 20 2027 L6079C SEP 19 2027",
    "report_date": "2026-09-30",
    "product_type": "Food",
    "recall_number": "H-1396-2026",
    "classification": "Class I",
    "product_quantity": "16,002 bags (2,286 cases)",
    "termination_date": null,
    "reason_for_recall": "Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes",
    "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
    "product_description": "Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine packed in a yellow plastic sealed bag with pink and black lettering; label reads in part as \"bettergoods Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, MADE IN ITALY, NET WT 22 OZ, BEST if Used By: SEP 20 2027 L6080C, UPC 194346442706, DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 PRODUCT OF ITALY",
    "distribution_pattern": "Walmart DCs and retail locations nationwide.",
    "recall_initiation_date": "2026-09-03",
    "initial_firm_notification": "E-Mail",
    "center_classification_date": "2026-09-24"
  },
  {
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "country": "United States",
    "event_id": "99859",
    "code_info": "108-728-420",
    "report_date": "2026-09-30",
    "product_type": "Food",
    "recall_number": "H-1393-2026",
    "classification": "Class III",
    "product_quantity": "70 boxes",
    "termination_date": null,
    "reason_for_recall": "Potential contamination with pesticides.",
    "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
    "product_description": "American Ginsengs. PRODUCT OF WISCONSIN. NET WT: 4 oz. NET WT. 8 oz.",
    "distribution_pattern": "Domestic: CA. Foreign: Not Applicable.",
    "recall_initiation_date": "2026-09-08",
    "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
    "center_classification_date": "2026-09-22"
  },
  {
    "city": "Minneapolis",
    "state": "MN",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "country": "United States",
    "event_id": "99717",
    "code_info": "1.  Batch Numbers:  MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229, MHD26223, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26223, MHD26225, MHD26226.   2.  Batch Numbers:  MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229.",
    "report_date": "2026-09-30",
    "product_type": "Food",
    "recall_number": "H-1391-2026",
    "classification": "Class II",
    "product_quantity": "12,678 CWT total",
    "termination_date": null,
    "reason_for_recall": "Potential Wheat Kernel contamination.",
    "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
    "product_description": "Light Brown Sugar, Packaged in he follow configurations:   1.  United, Net Wt. 50 lbs., (22.68kg).  Item Number 810051.  Distributed By:  United Sugar Producers & Refiners, Minneapolis, MN  55439.    2.  Good & Gather, Net Wt 2 lb. (32 oz) 907g.  Item Number 817773.  UPC 0 85239-08454 0.  Dist. By Target Corp., Minneapolis, MN  55403.",
    "distribution_pattern": "IA, IL, IN, KS, MN, OH PA, TX",
    "recall_initiation_date": "2026-08-19",
    "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
    "center_classification_date": "2026-09-21"
  },
  {
    "city": "Minneapolis",
    "state": "MN",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "country": "United States",
    "event_id": "99717",
    "code_info": "1.  Batch Numbers:  MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26229.   2.  Batch Numbers:  MHD26230 3.  Batch Numbers:   MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229.",
    "report_date": "2026-09-30",
    "product_type": "Food",
    "recall_number": "H-1392-2026",
    "classification": "Class II",
    "product_quantity": "4,265 CWT total",
    "termination_date": null,
    "reason_for_recall": "Potential Wheat Kernel contamination.",
    "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
    "product_description": "Powdered Sugar, Packaged in the following configurations:   1.  United 6X, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68kg), Item Number 810087.  UPC 7 85921-07090 4.  Distributed by:  United Sugar Producers & Refiners, Minneapolis, MN  55439.   2.  Crystal Sugar, Net Wt. 25 lbs. (11.3 kg), Item Number 810097.  UPC 0 70090-08090 9.  Distributed by Crystal Sugars Corporation, Moorhead, MN       2.  Good & Gather, Net Wt 2 lb. (32oz) 907g.  Item Number 817774.  UPC 0 85239-08455 7.  Dist. By Target Corp. Minneapolis, MN  55403.",
    "distribution_pattern": "IA, IL, IN, KS, MN, OH PA, TX",
    "recall_initiation_date": "2026-08-19",
    "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
    "center_classification_date": "2026-09-21"
  }
]

Evidence behind every value

Each run keeps the publisher's exact response, hashed with SHA-256. This sample came from a response with hash 961d24ea705106ad91e235345cfa1fd20cba0a8a2352b5b4274f99c75f6d341d.
Every value records where it came from in that response: a JSON Pointer into the retained capture.
Each run gets a signed manifest (Ed25519) timestamped by an RFC 3161 authority: this run's manifest hash is f4ceffbbd3fc169f1680122ed5c64d07e8cf912ab31fa6910d293841caa605f2, timestamped October 12, 2026.
The compliance state at capture is recorded with the evidence: robots.txt hash and verdict, AI-preference signals, crawler identity and the usage rights below.
Download any run as an evidence bundle (WACZ) and check it offline, without trusting SourceFinch: sourcefinch verify-bundle run.wacz.

Terms posture and usage rights

Terms: Automated access permitted · publisher's terms
robots.txt: None published (HTTP 404); access allowed under RFC 9309
AI-preference signals: None observed at review
Public record: Yes. FDA Enforcement Report, published weekly under 21 CFR part 7 (recalls); U.S. government work, 17 U.S.C. 105, dedicated under CC0 1.0 by openFDA.
Reviewed: October 12, 2026; next review April 12, 2027

Licence basis: Open data licence (CC0-1.0)
Commercial use: Allowed
Redistribution: Allowed
Attribution: Not required

openFDA's terms of service state that, unless otherwise noted, the content and data on openFDA are public domain and dedicated under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal, usable for any purpose including commercial use without permission. Attribution is requested, not required. FDA may limit access to manage load; without an API key openFDA allows 240 requests a minute and 1,000 a day per address, and this source makes one request a day. api.fda.gov serves no robots.txt (HTTP 404), which RFC 9309 treats as allowing access. The Enforcement Report data is not marked as third-party copyrighted.

Usage rights travel with every record SourceFinch delivers (API, exports, webhooks and evidence bundles). They are our documented understanding of the publisher's stated terms, not legal advice.

Reliability

Runs, last 30 days: 2
Green: 50%
Failed: 0
Median run time: 1.5 s
Latest run: success, October 12, 2026

Measured on completed runs of this recipe version across SourceFinch, anonymized, within a rolling 30-day window. First successful observation: October 12, 2026. A new recipe has only the history collected since that date; this is not a 30-day uptime guarantee.

Use it

Every surface creates the same monitor from this Verified recipe. Monitors keep record history, report field-level changes and deliver by webhook, export or email. You confirm you have the right to collect the source (rights: true).

Console

Open this recipe in the console: it preserves the reviewed URL, fields and record key. Review the latest captured sample, confirm source rights, and choose a schedule before creating your monitor.

Portable recipe

Copy into the console's Import or share a recipe panel to customize fields, types and schedules. This configuration contains no captured records or workspace IDs.

{
  "schema": "sourcefinch/source@1",
  "name": "Food recall enforcement reports",
  "url": "https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%5B0+TO+z%5D&sort=report_date:desc&limit=100",
  "recipe": {
    "mode": "http",
    "format": "json",
    "items": "results[*]",
    "fields": {
      "city": "city",
      "state": "state",
      "status": "status",
      "country": "country",
      "event_id": "event_id",
      "code_info": "code_info",
      "report_date": "report_date",
      "product_type": "product_type",
      "recall_number": "recall_number",
      "classification": "classification",
      "product_quantity": "product_quantity",
      "termination_date": "termination_date",
      "reason_for_recall": "reason_for_recall",
      "voluntary_mandated": "voluntary_mandated",
      "product_description": "product_description",
      "distribution_pattern": "distribution_pattern",
      "recall_initiation_date": "recall_initiation_date",
      "initial_firm_notification": "initial_firm_notification",
      "center_classification_date": "center_classification_date"
    },
    "required": [
      "recall_number",
      "report_date"
    ],
    "types": {
      "center_classification_date": "date",
      "recall_initiation_date": "date",
      "report_date": "date",
      "termination_date": "date"
    }
  },
  "schedule": "daily",
  "key_field": "recall_number"
}

source.json

The request body used by the API, CLI and SDK examples.

{
  "name": "Food recall enforcement reports",
  "url": "https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%5B0+TO+z%5D&sort=report_date:desc&limit=100",
  "recipe": {
    "mode": "http",
    "format": "json",
    "items": "results[*]",
    "fields": {
      "city": "city",
      "state": "state",
      "status": "status",
      "country": "country",
      "event_id": "event_id",
      "code_info": "code_info",
      "report_date": "report_date",
      "product_type": "product_type",
      "recall_number": "recall_number",
      "classification": "classification",
      "product_quantity": "product_quantity",
      "termination_date": "termination_date",
      "reason_for_recall": "reason_for_recall",
      "voluntary_mandated": "voluntary_mandated",
      "product_description": "product_description",
      "distribution_pattern": "distribution_pattern",
      "recall_initiation_date": "recall_initiation_date",
      "initial_firm_notification": "initial_firm_notification",
      "center_classification_date": "center_classification_date"
    },
    "required": [
      "recall_number",
      "report_date"
    ],
    "types": {
      "report_date": "date",
      "termination_date": "date",
      "recall_initiation_date": "date",
      "center_classification_date": "date"
    }
  },
  "key_field": "recall_number",
  "schedule": "daily",
  "rights": true,
  "catalog": {
    "slug": "openfda-food-enforcement-reports",
    "version_id": "50155324-f06c-4dff-b6ef-6ab19d6664cf"
  }
}

REST API

Create an API key under Console → API keys. Reference: /docs/api.

# the Verified entry (fields, recipe, sample, terms) as JSON
curl https://sourcefinch.com/v1/catalog/openfda-food-enforcement-reports -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOURCEFINCH_API_KEY"

# create the monitor from source.json (below)
curl -X POST https://sourcefinch.com/v1/sources \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOURCEFINCH_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d @source.json

# then run it now (later runs follow the schedule)
curl -X POST https://sourcefinch.com/v1/sources/$SOURCE_ID/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOURCEFINCH_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)"

CLI

The sourcefinch CLI is not on npm yet; see /docs/cli.

sourcefinch login
sourcefinch catalog get openfda-food-enforcement-reports --source-json > source.json
sourcefinch sources create --file source.json
sourcefinch runs create $SOURCE_ID --wait
sourcefinch records $SOURCE_ID

TypeScript SDK

The SDK is not on npm yet; see /docs/sdk.

import { SourceFinch } from "@sourcefinch/sdk";

const sf = new SourceFinch({ apiKey: process.env.SOURCEFINCH_API_KEY });
const entry = await sf.catalog.get("openfda-food-enforcement-reports");
const source = await sf.sources.create({
  catalog: { slug: entry.slug, version_id: entry.recipe.version_id },
  name: entry.name.slice(0, 100),
  url: entry.acquisition_path.endpoint,
  recipe: entry.recipe.definition,
  key_field: entry.recipe.key_field,
  schedule: entry.recipe.schedule,
  rights: true, // you confirm you have the right to collect this source
});
const run = await sf.runs.wait((await sf.runs.create(source.id)).id);
console.log(run.status);

MCP

Remote MCP server with OAuth; see /docs/mcp.

claude mcp add --transport http sourcefinch https://sourcefinch.com/mcp

# then ask your agent:
"Use SourceFinch to monitor Food recall enforcement reports: get_catalog_source openfda-food-enforcement-reports,
then create_source with its create_source_args (dry run first), then run_source."

Pricing

Each check is one run, whatever the number of records, and failed runs are free. On its default daily schedule this source uses about 30 runs a month, which fits the Free plan's 300 runs. It uses HTTP acquisition, so no browser runs are needed. See plans.

Guides using this source

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SourceFinch is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This page describes food recall enforcement reports as SourceFinch acquires it.