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CPSC, Burger King and Alcone Announce Recall of Kid’s Meal Toys

Kids’ product recall 01-100. Announced by CPSC on Mar 12, 2001.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Mar 12, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

Metal pins with plastic caps that attach the paddle wheel to the riverboat toy can come out and pose a choking hazard.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Parents should immediately take the toy away from children and call Burger King Consumer Affairs for instructions on returning the toy for a free replacement toy.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Call Burger King Consumer Affairs at (305) 378-3535 or visit Burger King’s website at www.burgerking.com

Which ones are recalled?

The “Rattling, Paddling Riverboat” toys are red plastic boats about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. The captain figure squeaks when it is pushed down. When the boat is moved across the floor, beads in the boat’s paddle wheel make a rattle sound. The following words are imprinted on the bottom of the boat, “Sassy, MFG FOR BURGER KING CORP, MADE IN CHINA.” The packaging says “Toddler Toys For Kids Under Three Years Old.”

About 400,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Rattling, Paddling Riverboat toddler toys.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Imported by Alcone Marketing Group, Irvine, Calif.
  • Distributed by Burger King Corp., Miami, Fla.
  • The toys were distributed in Burger King Kid’s Meals. Burger King restaurants nationwide distributed the riverboat toys inside Kid’s Meals in January and February 2001.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Burger King Corp. has received 10 reports that the pin on the toy came out. One child was found with the pin in her mouth. Her father removed it and no injuries have been reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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