# ForgeMesh US Food Recall Search

> ForgeMesh US Food Recall Search is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches official US FDA enforcement reports by product keyword, returning structured recall details including severity class, reason, recalling firm, and distribution scope.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/food-recalls
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-us-food-recall-search-10502e08
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Qa0rEv2W-nnRINTQRoHo6

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 forgemesh-us-food-recall-search-10502e08 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I recommend this peanut butter brand, can you search the FDA food recall database for any recent recalls involving peanut — show me the top 5 results with their severity class and reason?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured, official US FDA recall data keyed to a specific product keyword, brand, or ingredient — especially before making purchase recommendations, populating food safety alerts, or auditing a supply chain. Prefer this over general web search when you need machine-readable severity classifications (Class I/II/III), firm names, and recall numbers in a predictable JSON schema rather than unstructured news articles.

## Known failure modes

- No recalls found for obscure or misspelled product keywords — returns empty recalls array
- Rate limiting or payment failure if USDC payment is not processed correctly
- Invalid category enum value causes request rejection
- Limit parameter exceeding maximum of 25 returns validation error
- FDA source data may lag real-time announcements by hours or days

## How this service works

Official US food recall search: enforcement reports matching a product keyword with severity class, contamination or mislabeling reason, recalling firm, distribution pattern, and dates — newest first as structured JSON. Check ingredients, brands, or categories before recommending or purchasing.

## Output

Returns a structured JSON array of matching FDA enforcement reports, each including recall number, product description, recalling firm, classification (Class I/II/III), contamination or mislabeling reason, distribution pattern (e.g. Nationwide), recall initiation date, report date, and current status. Also includes the original query echo and an attribution note explaining classification severity.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 25,
   "minimum": 1
  },
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "product keyword, e.g. 'peanut' — empty returns newest in category"
  },
  "category": {
   "enum": [
    "food",
    "drug",
    "device"
   ],
   "type": "string",
   "description": "recall category (default food)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "note": "classification: Class I = reasonable probability of serious harm; II = temporary/reversible harm; III = unlikely harm.",
  "query": {
   "query": "peanut",
   "category": "food"
  },
  "recalls": [
   {
    "reason": "Potential Salmonella contamination",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "report_date": "20260810",
    "distribution": "Nationwide",
    "recall_number": "F-1234-2026",
    "classification": "Class I",
    "recalling_firm": "Example Foods LLC",
    "recall_initiated": "20260801",
    "product_description": "Example Peanut Butter 16oz jars"
   }
  ],
  "returned": 3,
  "attribution": "US FDA enforcement reports (public domain)"
 }
}
```

## More

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