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McDonald's and CPSC Announce Exchange for LEGO Building Set Toys Because of Choking Hazard

CPSC recall 86069. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 86069 has the recall date 10 Nov 1986. The notice names the firm Lego. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Blocks/Sorting.

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CPSC recall 86069: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
November 10, 1986 Release # 86-069 "McDonald's and CPSC Announce Exchange for LEGO Building Set Toys Because of Choking Hazard" WASHINGTON, DC -- McDonald's and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today asked customers with children younger than three who received LEGO Building Sets at McDonald's Restaurants between October 31 and November 7 to exchange them for DUPLO Building Sets designed by the LEGO Company for children under three. LEGO Building Sets have been safety tested and meet all mandatory and voluntary toy regulations. However, these sets contain small parts which could present a hazard if given to children younger than three. No incidents have been reported with any building sets distributed at McDonald's during this time. McDonald's is running a four week promotion of LEGO Building Sets for children three and older, and PDPLO Building Sets without small parts for children younger than three. During the first week of promotion, some McDonald's may not have had available DUPLO Building Sets for children under three. The LEGO Building Set package have solid colored borders and a warning on the front panel that the building sets contain small parts and are not…
ProductToy Blocks/Sorting
ProductMcDonald's LEGO Building Sets, Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
ManufacturerLego

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1986: not given
CPSC recalls of 1986
46
Recalls of 1986 with one of the same hazards
24%
Recalls of 1986 in the category Toy Blocks/Sorting
2%
Recalls on the register that name Lego
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 86069. https://recallregister.com/product/4667-mcdonald-s-and-cpsc-announce-exchange-for-lego-building-set-toys-becau/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 86069 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 86069 has no incident or injury text.