About | CheckMyFood

What we do

CheckMyFood helps people find official food recall records by brand. We organize public enforcement data into a searchable directory so you can see what is on file for a brand or product category.

How to use

Start on the home page and pick a product category, or open Directory to browse the full list.
Use the header search to find a brand across the full directory.
Open a brand page to view recall records, including product descriptions, reasons, and classifications.
Visit Latest to see the most recently reported recalls across all brands.

Data sources

Recall records come from official public enforcement databases. Currently included: U.S. FDA food enforcement data via the OpenFDA Food Enforcement API. Additional regional sources may be added over time.

Product descriptions, recall reasons, classifications, and other fields are displayed verbatim—we do not rewrite or summarize official text from the source record. To learn what classes, status values, and field names mean, see How to read a recall record, which quotes FDA definitions and links to openFDA field docs.

Educational pages (our Food safety library and related explainers) are written for the public and link to consumer materials published by agencies such as the CDC, FoodSafety.gov (FDA/USDA/CDC), MedlinePlus (NIH), EPA, and FDA. Those pages are for general education only—not medical advice—and are not a substitute for the linked official sources.

We keep this database up to date from official public sources so recent recalls and status changes stay current.

Recall information is sourced from official public enforcement and alert databases.
Product descriptions, reasons, classifications, and other fields are shown as published—we do not rewrite or summarize official text.
When a reason for recall mentions a topic in our food safety library, matching words may link to those educational pages. The official wording itself is unchanged.
List views show a summary first. Use “View full record” to see every field supplied in the source data.
A recall listed under a brand name reflects how the recalling firm appears in official records; it does not mean every product from that brand is affected.
Data is kept up to date from official public sources. Status and new records can still lag behind the original agency. Check the primary source when timing matters.
CheckMyFood is not affiliated with any government agency and does not provide medical, legal, or safety advice.

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Contact

Questions, corrections, or feedback: contact@checkmyfood.net