FDA's New Website Can Save Your Life: Recalls

As of April, 2001, consumers can search the FDA's consumer-friendly website for food and other product (including drugs and cosmetics) recalls. Consumers are provided data from news releases and other recall statements; date, product brand name, product description and reason for the recall are displayed.

A video is provided to help identify recalled products.

Flickr shows the recalled products in photos.

The procedure carried out by the FDA is explained.