USDA-FSIS Recall API Allows Third-Party Developers to Access and Use Food Safety Data
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) recently launched the agency’s first application programming interface (API) on its website, giving software developers access to data on recalls and food safety alerts, and allowing them to integrate that information into apps and other digital services. By opening public health data through public APIs, third-party software developers will be able to expand the reach of FSIS information among consumers beyond what the agency could do on its own.
The API will act as a bridge, allowing software developers to leverage FSIS recall data to create innovative services that are helpful to consumers or incorporate them into existing digital products and mobile apps. In addition to recall data, FSIS is working on APIs for other critical datasets.