An Honest Take

Because nobody checks if their stuff has been recalled. The CPSC issues hundreds of recalls per year — everything from car seats to space heaters to cribs. Most people never hear about them unless it makes the news. A quick barcode scan takes 10 seconds and could prevent a house fire or protect your kid. That seemed worth building.

You scan a barcode or type in a product name. AI searches public recall databases — NHTSA for vehicles, CPSC for consumer products, FDA for food and drugs, USDA for meat and poultry. If there's an active recall, you'll see the details, the risk, and what to do about it. No account needed. No app to install. Just scan and know.

Not all recalled products have unique barcodes that map cleanly to recall notices. Some recalls only cover specific production runs or serial number ranges. If you scan a product and get "no recalls found," that means we didn't find one — not that the product is guaranteed safe. New recalls are issued constantly, so something clean today could be recalled tomorrow. This is a starting point, not a final answer.

No. The official channels — CPSC.gov, NHTSA.gov, FDA.gov — are the authoritative sources. RecallOrNOT makes that same public information faster to access. Think of it as a shortcut to the same databases, not a replacement for them. Always register your products with the manufacturer so you get direct recall notifications. We're a quick check, not your only line of defense.

Zero servers. Your product scans go directly from your phone to Groq's AI. We don't store what you scan. We don't build a profile of your products. We literally cannot see what you're checking. Your kitchen inventory is your business.