PRACTICAL RECALL REVIEW
The recall sources behind your catalog checks
RecallDash reads five public feeds from four federal agencies. Each covers a different part of a store's catalog. The original notice supplies the details you need to decide whether the product on your shelf is affected.
FDA food
Food, beverages, dietary supplements
RecallDash reads openFDA food enforcement reports. A report may identify product descriptions, codes, distribution and the reason for a recall. Compare those details with the actual package before deciding whether the notice applies to your stock.
Read the official FDA food source →FDA drugs
Over-the-counter and prescription drugs
The separate drug enforcement feed covers drug recall reports. It does not add medical-device coverage. Use the original notice to check the product, strength, package and affected lot; RecallDash does not provide medical advice.
Read the official FDA drugs source →USDA FSIS
Meat, poultry, egg products
USDA FSIS publishes recalls and public health alerts for products it regulates. A public health alert is not necessarily a recall. Check the notice's product description, producer, label, establishment information and date or lot details.
Read the official USDA FSIS source →CPSC
Consumer products, furniture, electronics
CPSC recall notices can identify affected models, descriptions, hazards and remedies for consumer products. Similar-looking products may be outside a notice; inspect the model and serial information specified by the original notice.
Read the official CPSC source →NHTSA
Child restraints, tires, vehicle equipment
RecallDash includes child restraints, tires and equipment from NHTSA's recall data. Complete motor vehicles are excluded. Check the exact model, tire size, production details or other identifiers in the linked report.
Read the official NHTSA source →Checks and email scheduling
We check recall feeds and Square catalogs daily and scan again when imported catalog or recall data changes. After a completed scan finds an email-eligible recalled match, alerts are scheduled after a 15-minute batching window. Ongoing scans or delivery problems can delay sending. Possible matches stay in the dashboard for review and do not trigger email by themselves. If review before sending is required, email is held until an authorized reviewer releases it. Sending can take longer; this is not a promise to notify you within that window after an agency publishes a notice.
Read each report’s scan time and source status. A feed that has not successfully synced is identified separately from a feed that was checked.
Agency publication is a separate clock
The FDA food and drug enforcement datasets update weekly. Enforcement reports can appear after an earlier company announcement, and FDA says the data should not be used to issue public alerts or track recall lifecycle. The recorded status is not updated after initial classification. Treat a catalog match as a reason to review the original notice, not a current determination about the product.
RecallDash’s daily checks cannot make an agency publish sooner or supply missing identifiers. Review the FDA food and FDA drug data limitations, and the NHTSA recall datasets, when evaluating coverage.
History and coverage boundaries
RecallDash's windowed FDA history starts with enforcement report dates from July 1, 2024; CPSC history uses publication dates from that point and can include older notices revised later. NHTSA uses its post-2010 file for the supported equipment categories. A successful check covers the available records in those boundaries, not every historical recall.
Current coverage does not include medical devices, complete motor vehicles, expiry tracking, state or local warnings, EPA stop-sales, or FDA import alerts. Missing or incomplete identifiers can prevent a catalog match. No match does not establish that a product is unaffected.
Use the match to guide a review
RecallDash links potential matches to evidence and original notices. You compare the physical product, decide on the response and record the action. RecallDash is independent of the agencies and Square; it does not issue government notices or act for them.
Use the retailer recall review checklist →Put your catalog on recall watch
Connect your Square catalog. Review the notices and keep a record of what you do next.