RecallDefense
Instantly check for recalls
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Instantly check your household products against millions of government recall records. Get prompt personalized notifications with automatic updates.
RecallDefense™ — Know Before It's Too Late
Every year, thousands of products are pulled from store shelves, driveways, and medicine cabinets due to safety recalls — contaminated food, dangerous toys, faulty car parts, defective medical devices. The agencies responsible — the FDA, USDA, CPSC, and NHTSA — issue hundreds of notices every month. The problem is that most people never hear about them until it's too late, or they happen to catch a headline.
RecallDefense changes that. It watches the products you own, every day, so you don't have to.
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What It Does
RecallDefense is a personal product safety monitor. You add the products in your home — food, medications, vehicles, appliances, baby gear, electronics — and the app automatically checks them against official government recall databases around the clock. When a match is found, you're notified promptly via push notification, SMS, or in-app alert.
The app draws from six major government sources (FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, NHTSA, EPA, and California Prop 65), supplementing them with real-time RSS feeds and safety news. It also scans your wishlist, so you can verify a product is safe before you buy it. For vehicle owners, it checks by VIN for precision-matched recall notices. For shoppers, a barcode scanner or receipt import can add entire purchase histories instantly.
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Who It's For
RecallDefense is built to be user-friendly for anyone!
• Parents tracking baby formula, car seats, cribs, strollers, and children's toys
• Drivers who want to know if their vehicle has an open, unrepaired recall
• Caregivers managing medications and medical devices for elderly family members
• Health-conscious consumers concerned about food safety, contaminants, and ingredient labeling
• Pet owners monitoring pet food and veterinary products
• Shoppers who want peace of mind before and after a purchase
If you own products — and everyone does — this app is for you.
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Why It Matters
Most people assume someone will tell them if something they own is recalled. In reality, manufacturers are only required to make a "reasonable effort" to notify consumers, which often means a press release that never reaches the people who bought the product. Recalls can sit open for months or years with no action taken.
RecallDefense closes that gap. Rather than hoping you happen to see the right news story or check the right government website, the app does the monitoring continuously and brings relevant alerts to you — matched specifically to products you own, not generic nationwide recall lists.
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Benefits
Peace of mind, not paranoia. Most products will never be recalled. RecallDefense gives you confirmation of that — a clear "no matches found" is just as valuable as an alert.
Real-time awareness. Recalls can happen any day. The app checks daily, so the window between a recall being issued and you knowing about it is measured in hours, not weeks.
It's specific to you. Generic recall databases return thousands of notices. RecallDefense narrows it down to what you actually own, so there's no noise to wade through.
Proactive, not reactive. You don't have to remember to check — the app checks for you and alerts you only when something is relevant.
It covers your whole household. One account tracks everything: food in the pantry, the family car, prescription medications, baby products, and more — all in one place, across web and mobile.
Lawsuit visibility. For subscribers, the app also surfaces product-related lawsuits and legal settlements.
Terms of Use: https://recalldefense.com/terms
Ratings & Reviews
Bug fixes, improved notification filtering
The developer, Pomarelli Web Services LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Pomarelli Web Services LLC
- Size
- 31.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
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- Copyright
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