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  • Dataset id: fda_fcn
  • Jurisdiction: US · FDA
  • Date field: none. A search that sets date_from or date_to skips this dataset and reports it as skipped.
  • Access: any API key.

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Filters

Send these under filters.fda_fcn in a search request. A filter not listed here, or a value of the wrong type, is a 400.
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string
Exact FCN number (e.g., ‘2504’).
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string
BM25 tokenized match on the notifier company name.
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string
BM25 tokenized match on the manufacturer/supplier name.
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string
BM25 tokenized match on the food contact substance name or CAS number.
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string
BM25 tokenized match on the intended use description (e.g., ‘antioxidant’, ‘coatings’).
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integer
Effective year of the FCN (from effective_date; e.g., 2024). For the rare record lacking an effective_date this is the source registry’s last-update year.
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integer
Inclusive minimum year (matches the same effective year as the year filter).
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integer
Inclusive maximum year (matches the same effective year as the year filter).

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Fields

Each result from this dataset has these in fields: effective_date, fcn_number, fda_decision, food_contact_substance, intended_use, limitations_specifications, manufacturer_supplier, nepa_submission, notifier, url, year