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Recall Risk by Product Area
A descriptive look at FDA recalls already on file for a product area: total recall volume, the FDA’s own severity classification (Class I/II/III), and the companies with the most recalls on record. This reports what has already happened; it does not predict or forecast future recalls. Our recall ingestion currently covers drug and medical device recalls — food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic recalls are not yet in the pipeline, so those are not offered as options below rather than shown with fabricated numbers.
Frequently asked questions
Does this tool predict which products will be recalled?
No. It is a descriptive count of FDA recalls already on file for a product area — recall volume, severity distribution, and the companies with the most recalls on record. It does not forecast future recalls.
Why only drugs and medical devices — what about food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics?
Argus HQ’s recall ingestion pipeline currently pulls from openFDA’s drug and device recall enforcement reports only. Food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic recalls are not yet in our ingestion pipeline, so rather than fabricate numbers for categories we do not track, this tool reports what we actually have on file: drug recalls and device recalls.
Where does the severity classification come from?
Directly from the FDA’s own recall classification on each report: Class I (reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death), Class II, or Class III, plus a small number of recalls the FDA has not yet classified. We do not compute our own severity score.
How is "recalls per month" calculated?
Total recalls on file for the product area, divided by the number of months between the earliest and most recent recall date in our tracked window. It describes historical volume in our coverage window, not a forecast.
Is this tool free?
Yes, no signup or card required, with a fair-use daily rate limit of 3 lookups per IP address.
Does this cover every FDA recall that has ever happened?
No — coverage reflects our ingestion window, not the full history of FDA recalls. See data sources for the exact coverage window.