FDA Providing Ready Access to Rcall Data to all the drug, device, and food enforcement reports dating back to 2004

OpenFDA Provides Ready Access to Recall Data Posted on July 16, 2014 by FDA Voice By: Taha A. Kass-Hout, M.D., M.S. Every year, hundreds of foods, drugs, and medical devices are recalled from the market by manufacturers. These products may be labeled incorrectly or might pose health or safety issues. Most recalls are voluntary; in some cases they may be ordered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Recalls are reported to the FDA, and compiled into its Recall Enterprise System, or RES. Every week, the FDA releases an enforcement report that catalogues these recalls. And now, for the first time, there is an Application Programming Interface (API) that offers developers and researchers direct access to all of the drug, device, and food enforcement reports, dating back to 2004. -

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