How to use the NC FDA Recall Viewer
This guide will help you understand how to use our FDA Recall Viewer located at https://acmenews.net/nc-fda-recalls-viewer/
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Viewer Features
A. Alert Breakdown
The numbers shows at the top indicate how many recall events are currently active in total, and how many fall into each severity class:
- Total alerts — every active recall currently shown, across every category and class.
- Class I - the most serious: reasonable chance of serious health consequences or death.
- Class II - may cause temporary or reversible health problems.
- Class III - unlikely to cause any health problem.
B. Search
To the right of B in the screenshot above is the search box. Type into the search box to filter by firm name, product name, the reason for the recall, the recall number, or city. Results update as you type.
C & D. Filtering
- Type — Food, Drug, Device. Click a button to turn that type on or off. Any combination is fine — turn one off, turn several on, whatever you want to see.
- Class — Class I, II, III. Same idea — click to toggle each
severity level on or off independently.
A button with a bold, colored border is on; a faded button is off. By default, Food and Drug recalls are shown and Device recalls are hidden, and only Class I (the most serious) is shown — click the
other class buttons to see Class II and III as well.
E. Sorting
- Newest first — most recently reported recall at the top.
- Most severe first — Class I recalls at the top, then II, then III.
- Firm A–Z — alphabetical by company name.
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Reading Alert Cards
Each card is one recall event. Here's what each part means:
- Classification stamp (top right) — the recall's severity class
(I, II, or III), color-coded to match the class filter buttons. - Dateline — the city and type of recall (e.g. "Raleigh, N.C. — Drug recall").
- Firm name — the company that issued the recall.
- Description — what the recalled product is. If it's long, a "Read full description" link appears to expand it.
- Reason — why the product was recalled, in the FDA's own words.
- Status / Recall # / Initiated / Reported / Qty — a row of quick
facts: whether the recall is still ongoing, the FDA's recall number for reference, when it was initiated, when it was reported, and the quantity affected (when the FDA provided one). - "+N more products in this recall event" — some recalls cover multiple products at once (different sizes, lots, or SKUs of the same underlying issue). If you see this, click it to expand the full list of everything covered under that one recall.
Report a Problem
If you encounter a problem with the viewer you please report it to us so we can take a look and fix the issue.'
To report a problem with the viewer, use the report a problem button at the bottom FDA Alert Viewer Page.