JOIN: every recall across CPSC + openFDA (food/device/drug) for a brand, one schema API

Sweeps CPSC consumer-product recalls and openFDA food/device/drug enforcement for a brand/firm in parallel, normalizes all to a single recall schema with a unified 0-100 severity, and severity-ranks them. The MORE: one cross-agency recall feed for a brand. Answers 'has <brand> recalled anything anywhere?', 'show me all of <brand>'s recalls'.

Price$0.01per request

MethodPOST

Route/v1/gov/open-recalls-for-brand

StatusLive

MIME typeapplication/json

Rate limit60/minute

Cache3600s public

govrecallscpscfdabrandcross-sourcejoinconsumer-safety

API URLhttps://x402.hexl.dev/v1/gov/open-recalls-for-brand

Integration docs

Example request

{
  "brand": "Fisher-Price",
  "limit": 2
}

Example response

{
  "query": "Fisher-Price",
  "totalRecalls": 25,
  "bySource": {
    "CPSC": 25
  },
  "bySeverity": {
    "critical": 5,
    "high": 18,
    "moderate": 2,
    "low": 0,
    "unknown": 0
  },
  "aggregateRiskScore": 76,
  "aggregateRiskClass": "high",
  "worstRecall": {
    "source": "CPSC",
    "recallId": "25009",
    "date": "2024-10-10",
    "title": "Fisher-Price Recalls More than 2 Million Snuga Infant Swings Due to Suffocation Hazard After 5 Deaths Reported",
    "firm": null,
    "productType": "consumer-product",
    "hazard": "The swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it. If the product is used for sleep or bedding material is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat pad can increase the risk of suffocation.",
    "remedy": "Consumers should immediately remove both the headrest (by cutting the tether) and the body support insert from the seat pad before continuing to use the swing. Fisher-Price will provide a $25 refund to consumers who remove and destroy the headrest and body support insert. Instructions can be found at www.service.mattel.com.",
    "units": "Approximately 2.1 million swings were sold in the United States, about 99,000 swings were sold in Canada and about 500 swings were sold in Mexico",
    "status": null,
    "severityScore": 90,
    "severityClass": "critical",
    "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Fisher-Price-Recalls-More-than-2-Million-Snuga-Infant-Swings-Due-to-Suffocation-Hazard-After-5-Deaths-Reported"
  },
  "recalls": [
    {
      "source": "CPSC",
      "recallId": "25009",
      "date": "2024-10-10",
      "title": "Fisher-Price Recalls More than 2 Million Snuga Infant Swings Due to Suffocation Hazard After 5 Deaths Reported",
      "firm": null,
      "productType": "consumer-product",
      "hazard": "The swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it. If the product is used for sleep or bedding material is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat pad can increase the risk of suffocation.",
      "remedy": "Consumers should immediately remove both the headrest (by cutting the tether) and the body support insert from the seat pad before continuing to use the swing. Fisher-Price will provide a $25 refund to consumers who remove and destroy the headrest and body support insert. Instructions can be found at www.service.mattel.com.",
      "units": "Approximately 2.1 million swings were sold in the United States, about 99,000 swings were sold in Canada and about 500 swings were sold in Mexico",
      "status": null,
      "severityScore": 90,
      "severityClass": "critical",
      "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Fisher-Price-Recalls-More-than-2-Million-Snuga-Infant-Swings-Due-to-Suffocation-Hazard-After-5-Deaths-Reported"
    },
    {
      "source": "CPSC",
      "recallId": "23088",
      "date": "2023-01-09",
      "title": "Fisher-Price Reannounces Recall of 4.7 Million Rock 'n Play Sleepers; At Least Eight Deaths Occurred After Recall",
      "firm": "Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, New York",
      "productType": "consumer-product",
      "hazard": "Infant fatalities have occurred in the Rock 'n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, or under other circumstances.",
      "remedy": "Consumers should stop using the Rock 'n Play immediately and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher. It is illegal to sell or distribute the recalled sleepers.",
      "units": "About 4.7 million (The original recall was announced on April 12, 2019)",
      "status": null,
      "severityScore": 90,
      "severityClass": "critical",
      "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Fisher-Price-Reannounces-Recall-of-4-7-Million-Rock-n-Play-Sleepers-At-Least-Eight-Deaths-Occurred-After-Recall"
    }
  ]
}

Input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "brand"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "brand": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Brand or firm, e.g. 'Fisher-Price'."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Max recalls returned (1-50, default 25)."
    }
  }
}

Output schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": true
}