Panko Alerts
Food Inspection, Recalls &more
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
Now tracking 4 major cities: NYC, Chicago, SF, and Boston. Real-time FDA recalls, restaurant inspections, and CDC outbreak alerts the moment something hits.
Know what you're eating before you eat it.
Panko Alerts is a real-time food safety news feed for people who care where they eat. We monitor 25+ federal and city government sources — FDA recalls, USDA recalls, CDC outbreaks, EPA water violations, and restaurant health inspections in NYC, Chicago, SF, and Boston — and deliver what matters to your city in plain English.
— WHAT YOU GET —
• FDA, USDA & CPSC RECALLS — the moment they post. Food, kitchenware, baby products.
• RESTAURANT HEALTH INSPECTIONS — NYC, Chicago, SF, and Boston. Scores, violations, grades as they publish.
• OUTBREAK TRACKING — CDC FoodNet surveillance. Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, Norovirus clusters across the US.
• EPA WATER VIOLATIONS — Boil-water advisories and contamination alerts by location.
• 311 RESTAURANT COMPLAINTS — NYC 311 complaints (vermin, temperature, allergens, sanitation) surfaced from public city data.
• PUSH NOTIFICATIONS — Urgent recalls hit your phone the moment they drop.
• DAILY MORNING DIGEST — Everything important from the prior day, delivered to your inbox.
• AI-POWERED SUMMARIES — Every alert scored for urgency, summarized in plain English, and tagged to your city.
— WHO IT'S FOR —
People with food allergies. Parents tracking baby food and formula recalls. Anyone who's ever Googled "is [my favorite restaurant] safe to eat at." Folks who want to know before the news cycle, not 3 days after.
— DATA SOURCES —
FDA · USDA FSIS · CDC · CDC FoodNet · CPSC · EPA Water · NYC DOH · Chicago Public Health · SF Public Health · Boston Inspectional Services · NYC 311 · LA Public Health · Miami-Dade · Seattle-King · Plus 10+ industry RSS feeds.
Made by a former NYC restaurant owner. Questions? hello@getpanko.app
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v1.0.12 — Now free to browse
• Browse recalls + restaurant inspections without signup
• Subscribers get the full operator layer: labor law, NLRB filings, license tracking, push notifications, and unlimited bookmarks
If you're already subscribed, nothing changes — your access stays the same.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
The developer, Alex Lee, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
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Information
- Seller
- Alex Lee
- Size
- 39.2 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Panko Alerts Annual $39.99
- Panko Alerts Monthly $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 MEOT LLC
