# FDA Recalls Search (Vextorium)

> FDA Recalls Search (Vextorium) is a paid API for AI agents from api.vextorium.com, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Queries US FDA recall data for drugs, food, or medical devices by keyword, product type, company, risk class, or other filters via openFDA.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.vextorium.com/retiradas-fda-pago?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fda-recalls-search-vextorium-b5c092cc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jFwaJoM7Z8sp8hTdiva9A

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-recalls-search-vextorium-b5c092cc -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search FDA food recalls for Salmonella contamination and show me the 10 most recent results with the product name, company, risk class, and which states they were distributed in.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured, filterable FDA recall data across drugs, food, or medical devices without building your own openFDA integration. It is ideal when you need to search recalls by keyword, filter by risk class, or retrieve the latest recalls in a specific category. Prefer this over directly querying openFDA when you want a simplified, consistent JSON schema and pay-per-call pricing without API key management.

## Known failure modes

- No results found for the given keyword or filters — returns empty array with total_coincidencias of 0
- Invalid product type enum value — schema validation error
- limit parameter out of range (must be 1–50) — may return error or default to 10
- openFDA upstream unavailability — may return error or empty response
- Overly broad search returning max results with no meaningful filtering

## How this service works

Recalls enforced by the US FDA for drugs, food or medical devices, latest or by keyword: product, reason, risk class (I-III), company, country, distribution and status. openFDA data (CC0). Not medical advice.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the product type queried, data source attribution (openFDA/CC0), total number of matching recalls, and an array of recall records each containing: recall number, product name, company name, recall reason, risk class (I–III), recall status, distribution area (states/countries), recall date, and country.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "tipo": {
   "enum": [
    "medicamentos",
    "alimentos",
    "productos_sanitarios"
   ],
   "type": "string"
  },
  "buscar": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "limite": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "1-50 (default 10)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "tipo": "alimentos",
  "fuente": "openFDA (FDA de EE. UU., CC0). No es consejo médico.",
  "retiradas": [
   {
    "pais": "United States",
    "clase": "I (riesgo grave)",
    "fecha": "20260923",
    "estado": "Ongoing",
    "motivo": "Sprouts may be contaminated with STEC E. coli and/or Salmonella.",
    "numero": "H-1339-2026",
    "empresa": "Everything Sprouts, LLC",
    "producto": "Everything Sprouts Crunchy Protein Sprout Mix, containing Alfalfa Fenugreek, Cabbage, Mung, Adzuki, Lentils, Green Pea, Net Wt. 5.0 oz (142 g) UPC 0 87906-01018 7.  everythingsprouts.com",
    "distribucion": "MN, WI"
   },
   {
    "pais": "United States",
    "clase": "I (riesgo grave)",
    "fecha": "20260923",
    "estado": "Ongoing",
    "motivo": "Potential contamination with Salmonella.",
    "numero": "H-1364-2026",
    "empresa": "Taylor Fresh Foods Inc",
    "producto": "Tomato Salsa Fresca. Ingredients: Tomatoes, Yellow Onion, Red Onion, Cilantro, Jalapeno Pepper, Garlic, Salt, Ground Cumin, Lemon Juice. Net Wt: 4 lbs. Keep Refrigerated.",
    "distribucion": "Domestic: AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VT, WI, WV. Foreign: Not applicable."
   },
   {
    "pais": "United States",
    "clase": "I (riesgo grave)",
    "fecha": "20260923",
    "estado": "Ongoing",
    "motivo": "Jalapenos have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella",
    "numero": "H-1379-2026",
    "empresa": "NatureBest Pre-Cut & Produce LLc",
    "producto": "PICO DE GALLO-HOT-6/9oz HEB-PICO-HOT-12/14oz",
    "distribucion": "Texas and Louisiana"
   }
  ],
  "total_coincidencias": 3684
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/fda-recalls-search-vextorium-b5c092cc/health.json
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