SafetySieve

FDA and USDA recalls, filtered to your states, allergies, medications and devices.

Get it on Google Play 30 days free, then $11.99 a year. Android.

The list of recalls that reach a household

What it does

FDA and USDA publish recalls every day, and most of them don't concern you: the food was never sold in your state, or the allergen isn't one you avoid. SafetySieve reads them as they're published and shows you the ones that may.

Your states. Recalls of food sold where you live, and those sold nationwide.
Your allergies. A recall for an undeclared allergen reaches you only if you list it.
Your medications. Matched by the drug they contain, whatever the brand. A prescription drug recall reaches you only if you list that drug.
Your devices. Add a device by its model or the code on its box, and hear about its recalls.
Your animals, if you have them. Pet food and veterinary recalls, switched on in one tap.
Scan a product. Point the camera at a barcode to see whether any recall prints it.

Where the recalls come from

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (recall announcements, its weekly Enforcement Report, medical device recalls and outbreak investigations) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (meat, poultry and egg recalls and public health alerts). Every alert links to the agency's own notice.

When it tells you

Urgent recalls (Class I and public health alerts) as soon as they reach you, between 8am and 8pm your time. Everything else daily by default, or instantly, weekly or never, as you choose.

Your health details

Your allergies, medications and devices are used only to find the recalls that name them. They are never sold or shared, and notifications never carry them. Medication names are matched against our own copy of FDA's drug directory and never sent anywhere else.

What it can't do

SafetySieve passes on what the agencies publish. It doesn't give medical advice, and it can't promise to catch every recall that concerns you. Where a notice doesn't say where a product went, it shows you the recall rather than guess.

Price

The first 30 days are free through Google Play, then $11.99 a year. One subscription can be shared with one other person, who keeps their own household and list.