# Food Recall Check

> Free, searchable view of U.S. FDA food recalls. See which foods are under an open recall right now, why (Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli, undeclared allergens, foreign material...), which lot codes and UPCs are affected, and where the product was sold. Data from openFDA food enforcement reports; checked daily.

Food Recall Check (food.drugrecallcheck.com) mirrors public FDA food enforcement (recall) data from openFDA, back to 2004, and sorts each recall by food, pathogen, allergen and cause. It covers FDA-regulated foods only: meat, poultry and processed egg products are recalled by USDA FSIS and are not included. Information only - not medical advice, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the FDA. Sister site of the US Drug Recall Register (drugrecallcheck.com).

## Key pages
- [Home](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/): open recall count, this week's recalls, open Class I recalls
- [Food recalls this week](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/recalls/this-week): recalls added in FDA's latest weekly enforcement report
- [Current food recalls](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/recalls/ongoing): every recall FDA still lists as Ongoing
- [Class I food recalls](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/recalls/class-i): the most serious recall class
- [Recalls by food](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/foods): cheese, ice cream, milk & dairy, eggs, peanut butter, nuts, chocolate & candy, chips & snacks, berries, fresh fruit, leafy greens, cucumbers, onions, frozen vegetables, seafood, pasta & grains, bakery, spices, baby food & infant formula, supplements, beverages, sauces & dips, prepared foods
- [Listeria recalls](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/pathogen/listeria), [Salmonella recalls](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/pathogen/salmonella), [E. coli recalls](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/pathogen/e-coli)
- [Why food gets recalled](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/causes): recalls by cause, pathogen and undeclared allergen, with live counts
- [Check a food](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/check): search recalls by product name or brand
- [Data sources & coverage](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/sources): source, update lag, what is not covered (USDA products)
- [About](https://food.drugrecallcheck.com/about): who runs the site and how recalls are sorted

## How to read a recall
- Class I: reasonable probability of serious health problems or death. Class II: temporary or reversible health problems possible. Class III: unlikely to cause harm but violates FDA rules.
- Status Ongoing means FDA has not closed the recall; Completed/Terminated means removal is finished. Some old recalls were never formally closed.
- A recall applies only to the brands, sizes and lot/date codes or UPCs it lists; each recall page shows them.

## Data
- Source: openFDA food enforcement endpoint (https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/), public domain.
- FDA publishes the enforcement report weekly; records usually appear days to weeks after a company announces a recall.