Fields for Structured Recall Data about recalls_api HOT 3 CLOSED

Specifically, the current spec for CPSC recalls in the API:
Recalled On
Manufacturer
ProductType
Description
Hazard
Country
UPC

Additional fields (such as found here: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Electric-Blower-Vacuums-Recalled-by-OWT-Industries/) could include:
Units (which is usually an approximation and not a hard number)
Whether there have been incidents/injuries/deaths (note that this exists in NHTSA data as well, and could be provided)
Whether the product is sold exclusively, and where
Importer

Right now, the API spec does not provide room for agencies to provide these additional data fiels.

from recalls_api.

In general, the API spec tailors to the way each agency currently publishes a feed, rather than mapping agency fields into some sort of harmonized set of standard fields with, potentially, agency-specific extensions of the base data. This should be corrected.

from recalls_api.

We currently pull CPSC data from http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/CPSCUpcWS/CPSCUpcSvc.asmx?op=getRecallByWord. A search on "OWT Industries Walmart Expert Gardener BlowerVac 2 Electric Blower Vacuums" returns the following result.

So, the result we return has the same fields.

http://api.usa.gov/recalls/search?query=owt+industries+blower

{"success":{"total":1,"results":[{"organization":"CPSC","recall_number":"13123","recall_date":"2013-02-21","recall_url":"http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13123.html","manufacturers":["OWT Industries"],"product_types":["Blowers"],"descriptions":["OWT Industries Walmart Expert Gardener BlowerVac 2 Electric Blower Vacuums"],"upcs":null,"hazards":["Laceration"],"countries":["China"]}]}}

If the data on units, incidents/injuries/death, exclusivity, and importer are added to the CPSC API, we can add it to this API, too.

from recalls_api.