FieldMeaningTypeOccursViews
SMStextShort description to be used in SMS notificationsstring (langauge specific)optionaldefault
actionTakenDescription of the action taken, on in the case of FAFAs then actions to be taken by enforcement authority.string (langauge specific)optionaldefault
consumerAdviceText giving the advice to consumersstring (langauge specific)optionaldefault
countryCountry to which the alert applies. May have more than one value (e.g. England and Wales). Absence of a country value indicates that alert may apply to any country within the UK.skos:Conceptdefault
country.labelLabel for a country to which the alert applies. string (language specific)default
createdThe date and time the Item was created.xsd:datedefault
descriptionThe main textual description of the alert not including the sections covered elsewhere (risk, product details, action taken, consumer advice). For most alerts (AA, PRIN) this will be the summary paragraph. FAFAs allow for more extensive text in the Alert description.string (langauge specific)default
draftWill not be present on any published alerts. May be used by the system to indicate a draft alert which will only be accessible though an authenticated access point.xsd:booleanoptionaldefault
modifiedThe date and time the Item was last modified.xsd:dateTimedefault
notationUnique identifier for the alertxsd:stringdefault
otherBusinessOptional additional businesses involved, e.g. distributing supermarketsorg:Organizationoptionaldefault
otherBusiness.commonNameName by which the organization is commonly knowndefault
otherBusiness.identifierIdentifier for the organization, typically company registration number. This field will not be supported in the initial version of the system. In the future a register of food businesses by be used to obtain unique identifiers for relevant businesses.optionaldefault
otherBusiness.legalNameLegal (registered) name of the organization. This field will not be supported in the initial version of the system. optionaldefault
previousAlertOptional, used for alerts which substantially update an previous alertalert:Alertoptionaldefault
problemOne or more structured descriptions of problems, or suspected problems, with the products that may pose a risk for consumers and that have led to the advice being issued.alert:Problemmulti-valueddefault
problem.allergenZero, one or more allergens drawn from the controlled list of allergens. For an Allergen Alert there will also be at least one allergen present on the problem statement.alert:Allergenmulti-valueddefault
problem.allergen.labelA name for the problem.allergen.xsd:stringdefault
problem.allergen.notationA string or other literal which uniquely identifies the problem.allergen.default
problem.allergen.riskStatementDefault text describing the risk from this allergenstring (langauge specific)default
problem.hazardCategoryClassifies the problem as into one of the hazard categories. This information is useful for analysis and retrieval but does not directly affect the default textual presentation of the alert. Support for this field is under discussion.alert:HazardCategoryoptionaldefault
problem.hazardCategory.labelA name for the problem.hazardCategory.xsd:stringdefault
problem.hazardCategory.notationA string or other literal which uniquely identifies the problem.hazardCategory.default
problem.pathogenRiskClassifies the problem as being due to actual or possible contamination with a pathogen.alert:PathogenRiskoptionaldefault
problem.pathogenRisk.labelA name for the problem.pathogenRisk.xsd:stringdefault
problem.pathogenRisk.notationA string or other literal which uniquely identifies the problem.pathogenRisk.default
problem.pathogenRisk.pathogenIndicates the actual pathogen involved. The PathogenRisk may represent actual or possible contamination with this pathogen.skos:Conceptdefault
problem.pathogenRisk.riskStatementDefault text describing the risk from this pathogen, or possible pathogenstring (langauge specific)default
problem.reasonClassifies the reason for the problem as being one of a standard set of reasons. This information is useful for analysis and retrieval but does not directly affect the default textual presentation of the alert. Support for this field is under discussion.alert:Reasonoptionaldefault
problem.reason.labelA name for the problem.reason.xsd:stringdefault
problem.reason.notationA string or other literal which uniquely identifies the problem.reason.default
productDetailsOne or more structured descriptions of products which are the subject of the alert.alert:ProductDetailmulti-valueddefault
productDetails.allergenZero, one or more allergens drawn from the controlled list of allergens. The overall problem statement will include all allergens, however in some cases a single Alert might involve multiple products with different allergens present in each. This field supports that situation.alert:Allergenmulti-valueddefault
productDetails.batchDescriptionOne or more descriptions of the product batches affected by the alert. In most cases there will only be a single batch description for each product detail but in rare cases there can be a table of such descriptions.alert:BatchDescriptionmulti-valueddefault
productDetails.batchDescription.batchNumberBatch number or code for the batch expressed in text form for presentation.string (langauge specific)optionaldefault
productDetails.batchDescription.batchTextDescriptionOther textual description for the batch.string (langauge specific)optionaldefault
productDetails.batchDescription.bestBeforeDate'Best before' date (or dates) for the batch. In some cases there may be multiple dates or the dates by might be given as month-year only. This field is used for API filtering and not for presentation, the presentation form is given by the bestBeforeDescription field.xsd:dateoptionaldefault
productDetails.batchDescription.bestBeforeDescriptionBest before date range for the batch expressed in text form for presentation.string (langauge specific)optionaldefault
productDetails.batchDescription.lotNumberLot number for batch expressed in text form for presentation.string (langauge specific)optionaldefault
productDetails.batchDescription.useByDate'Use by' date (or dates) for the batch. In some cases there may be multiple dates or the dates by might be given as month-year only. This field is used for API filtering and not for presentation, the presentation form is given by the useByDescription field.xsd:dateoptionaldefault
productDetails.batchDescription.useByDescriptionUse by date range for the batch expressed in text form for presentation.string (langauge specific)optionaldefault
productDetails.packSizeDescriptionDescription of the package size affected - may be weight, volume or other description.string (langauge specific)optionaldefault
productDetails.productCodeIdentifying code for the affected productxsd:stringoptionaldefault
productDetails.productCategoryIdentifies the category of the affected product. This information is used to support search and analysis and does not need to be separately included in the alert presentation.alert:ProductCategoryoptionaldefault
productDetails.productNameName of the affected productstring (langauge specific)default
relatedMediaOptional URL link to a supporting documents or other media, typically a PDF of a product recall notice from the reporting business, but may also be an image of the product other supporting documentation. In some cases there may be multiple supporting documents (in which case the JSON value will be an array).rdf:Resourceoptionaldefault
reportingBusinessThe food business reporting the alert, may not be present in the case of FAFAsorg:Organizationoptionaldefault
reportingBusiness.commonNameName by which the organization is commonly knowndefault
reportingBusiness.identifierIdentifier for the organization, typically company registration number. This field will not be supported in the initial version of the system. In the future a register of food businesses by be used to obtain unique identifiers for relevant businesses.optionaldefault
reportingBusiness.legalNameLegal (registered) name of the organization. This field will not be supported in the initial version of the system. optionaldefault
shortTitleShortened version of the title of the alert for use in social media.string (langauge specific)default
shortURLShortened URL for this alert suitable for use in tweets and SMS.rdf:Resourceoptionaldefault
titleShort title for the alert, guidelines suggest a length between 50 and 90 characters.string (langauge specific)default
twitterTextShort description to be used in twitter notificationsstring (langauge specific)optionaldefault
typeType of the alert, will be a generic Alert and one of AA (Allergy Alert), PRIN (Product Recall Information Notice) or FAFA (Food Alert For Action).rdf:Resourcemulti-valueddefault