Sources
Every fact on Label Ledger comes from a US federal government record. This page lists each source, how often it is pulled, and when it was last pulled. Every recall page also links directly to the agency record it was built from; the agency record is the authoritative source for current status.
Public-domain basis
The sources below are works of the United States government. Under 17 U.S.C. § 105, copyright protection is not available for any work of the US government, so the records are in the public domain. No licence or fee is required and attribution is not legally required; Label Ledger attributes every source anyway. Statements written by companies and published by an agency (for example, a firm's recall press release) are quoted as public source material and credited to the agency that published them.
Sources in use
| Source | Covers | Cadence | Records | Last pulled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPSC Recall API U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | Consumer product recalls, with product photos posted by the agency. Recalls announced since January 1, 2010. | Daily | 5,287 | October 22, 2026 |
| FSIS Recall API USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service | Meat, poultry and egg product recalls and public health alerts, in English and Spanish, with label files. Every record the API publishes. | Daily | 2,031 | October 22, 2026 |
Agency attribution
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall records and product images are from the CPSC Recall API and cpsc.gov. Product images are copies of images posted by the CPSC; each is credited and linked to its source. Unit counts in CPSC notices are the recalling firm's estimates. CPSC does not endorse Label Ledger.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Recall and public health alert records and label files are from the FSIS Recall API and fsis.usda.gov. Label files are copies of files posted by FSIS, each credited and linked to its source. Spanish-language records are FSIS's own translations. USDA does not endorse Label Ledger.
openFDA
FDA data has not been added yet. When it is, every page built from openFDA will carry openFDA's disclaimer verbatim, will link to the FDA record for current status, and will not be presented as an alert. openFDA's terms state that its data should not be used to issue alerts to the public or to track the lifecycle of a recall, and that FDA does not update recall status after classification; Label Ledger is built as a reference for that reason.
Sources being added
- FDA openFDA food, drug and device enforcement reports (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- FDA recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- FDA animal and veterinary recalls (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory (USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)
- NHTSA recalls, complaints, investigations and service bulletins (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
What is not used
Label Ledger does not ingest retailer, manufacturer or news sites (it links to them), does not use commercial recall data vendors, and does not use lawsuit, settlement or litigation data. Where an agency publishes consumer complaint or incident reports, Label Ledger uses counts only and never publishes individual narratives.
Images and removal
The source URL of every image is stored and shown. Removal requests are honoured within 48 hours; see the DMCA page.