Product InspectionThe fields in a CPSC recall notice
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CPSC's recall data interface returns one record per recall notice, and every record carries the same 22 fields — RecallID, RecallNumber, RecallDate, Description, Title, Products, Hazards, Remedies and others. Some fields are filled in every time, such as RecallDate and Title, while others are rare: the SoldAtLabel field is empty in all 1,528 records, and ProductUPCs is filled in 55 of them. The counts below were counted by this site from CPSC's recall data, covering 1,528 notices dated 5 January 2023 to 8 October 2026.
The fields
| Field | What the example record shows | Filled in (of 1,528 records) |
|---|---|---|
| RecallID | not shown in the example | 1528 |
| RecallNumber | 23085 | 1528 |
| RecallDate | 5 January 2023 | 1528 |
| Description | "This recall involves children's 65% polyester and 35% rayon, two-piece long-sleeve shirt and pant pajama sets." | 1528 |
| URL | the cpsc.gov address for this notice | 1528 |
| Title | "P.J. Salvage Recalls Children's Pajamas Due to Burn Hazard" | 1528 |
| ConsumerContact | not quoted here | 1528 |
| LastPublishDate | a publish date later in the notice's life | 1528 |
| Products | "Children's pajamas" | 1528 |
| Inconjunctions | empty in this record | 336 |
| Images | image references for this notice | 1528 |
| Injuries | "None reported" | 1526 |
| Manufacturers | empty in this record | 423 |
| Retailers | not quoted here | 1527 |
| Importers | "P.J. Salvage, of Irvine, California" | 860 |
| Distributors | empty in this record | 460 |
| SoldAtLabel | empty in this record | 0 |
| ManufacturerCountries | China | 1522 |
| ProductUPCs | empty in this record | 55 |
| Hazards | "The recalled children's pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children." | 1526 |
| Remedies | the instruction to stop using the pajamas and return them for a full refund | 1528 |
| RemedyOptions | Refund | 1528 |
A field count is a number of notices, not a number of products or injuries, and one notice can fill several of these fields at once.
Fields inside Products and Hazards
The interface also has sub-fields inside Products and Hazards. Products[].Type — the product type — is filled in 81 of 1,528 records, and Hazards[].HazardType is filled in 0 of 1,528 records. So there is no official product category or hazard type in this data to group notices by. Products[].NumberOfUnits is written as text, such as "About 2,650", sometimes with units sold in Canada or Mexico in brackets. Unit figures are not added up here.
One record in full
Record No. 23085, as the interface writes it:
- Date: 5 January 2023
- Title: "P.J. Salvage Recalls Children's Pajamas Due to Burn Hazard"
- Product name: "Children's pajamas"
- Number of units, as written: "About 2,650"
- Hazard text: "The recalled children's pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children."
- Remedy option: Refund
- Country of manufacture: China
- Importers: "P.J. Salvage, of Irvine, California"
Reading a notice for an inspection
The product name, description and hazard text say what to look for. The remedy and the unit figure say what happened to the products, not whether a factory is reliable.
Sources
- CPSC recall data interface (Recall web service), U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Checked 11 October 2026. This page is an unofficial summary, is not affiliated with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the official text governs.