Recall Events
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regularly publishes recalls concerning consumer products used in and around the home, in sports, recreation and schools such as appliances, clothing or children’s products. On the website users are able to freely browse through the alerts or specify their search by keywords, date, hazard, category and manufacturing country. In addition, the safety alerts can be exported as an Excel file for further analysis.
The GlobalRecalls Portal is an online tool by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that contains regularly-updated information on consumer product recalls issued by jurisdictions around the world. It is available on OECD's website. On the website users are able to freely browse through the alerts or specify their search by product type, date, economy of recall as well as economy of made.
3. FSIS Recalls & Public Health Alerts
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regularly publishes recalls & public health alerts concerning meat, poultry or egg products that it has issued on its website. On the website users are able to freely browse through the alerts or specify their search by keywords, cause, risk level, status, states, company and year.
The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Look-Up Tool by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a web-based portal that allows vehicle owners to check for open safety recalls for their vehicles or automotive equipment, such as tires and car seats. It is available on NHTSA's website.
5. NHTSA Recalls by Manufacturer
NHTSA Recalls by Manufacturer is a dataset that includes recall information related to specific NHTSA campaigns. It is available on the website of the US Department of Transportation. On the website users can filter their search based on characteristics like manufacturer and component as well as the recall type.
6. MedWatch
MedWatch is the Food and Drug administration's (FDA) Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program. It publishes safety alerts for human drugs, medical devices, vaccines and other biologics, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. The program is available on FDA's website. On the website users are able to freely browse through the alerts or specify their search by product type and type. In addition, the safety alerts can be exported as an Excel file for further analysis.
7. Safety Gate
Safety Gate is the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products like cars, mobile phones, consumer electronics, cosmetics and toys. On its website users are able to browse through the most recent alerts or specifically search for alerts by brand, product name, product type, country, etc. Additionally, every Friday the EU publishes a weekly report that can be exported as an Excel file for further analysis.
8. RASFF-Window
The RASFF (Rapid Alert System Food and Feed) Window is a searchable online database by the EU Commission. It provides information on recent food recall and public health warnings. On its website users are able to browse through the alerts or specify their search for alerts by date, country, type, product, risk, etc.