# FDA Enforcement Recalls Search

> FDA Enforcement Recalls Search is a paid API for AI agents from data.japanagent.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Search US FDA enforcement reports for food and drug product recalls by keyword, returning recall classification, reason, status, and dates.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://data.japanagent.dev/fda/recalls?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fda-enforcement-recalls-search-4fae7280
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_rka_VWx5AdnGMqCkEo7H5

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fda-enforcement-recalls-search-4fae7280
```

Example prompt: Can you check the FDA recall database for any recalls on 'peanut butter' in the food category — show me up to 10 results including the recall classification and reason?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs to perform compliance screening for US commerce involving food or drug products — specifically to check for active or historical FDA recalls before sourcing, listing, or selling a consumable. Prefer this over generic web search when structured recall data (classification, recall number, status) is needed programmatically.

## Known failure modes

- No recalls found for the given keyword — returns empty results list
- Invalid category value (not 'food' or 'drug') — may return error or default to food
- Limit exceeds maximum of 20 — capped or returns error
- FDA enforcement API upstream unavailable — returns 5xx or timeout
- Overly broad keyword returns noisy or truncated results

## How this service works

Search US FDA enforcement reports (food and drug recalls) by product keyword. Returns recall number, product description, recall reason, classification (I/II/III), status and dates. Compliance check for commerce agents selling or sourcing consumables in the US.

## Output

A list of FDA enforcement report entries matching the product keyword, each containing recall number, product description, reason for recall, classification (Class I/II/III indicating severity), current status, and relevant dates such as initiation and termination dates.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "q"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "q": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Product keyword(s)"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Max results, default 5, max 20"
      },
      "category": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "'food' (default) or 'drug'"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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