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CPSC Makes Recall Data Available Electronically

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that it is making product safety information on all recalls since 1973 available in an electronic data set via an Application Program Interface. The data will include the brand names, product types, product…

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descriptions, and companies involved in recalls; where the products were manufactured; hazards; recall dates; and UPC codes. CPSC states that electronic access to this data will help businesses and retailers flag, remove, and stop the sale of recalled products more quickly.