Alex Toys Recalls Infant Building Play Sets Due to Choking Hazard

Small parts of the plastic toy building sets can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall #: 16248
Affected scope: About 91,000

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher. · Updated September 2026

The CPSC recalled This recall involves three ALEX Jr. branded sets of infant building toys, the Baby Builde….

Alex Toys Recalls Infant Building Play Sets Due to Choking Hazard was recalled and listed by the CPSC in August 23, 2016. Reason: Small parts of the plastic toy building sets can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.. Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled building sets away from children and conta…. Verify recall #16248 with the CPSC before acting.

The recall

issued this CPSC recall-Small parts of the plastic toy building sets can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children..

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agency class: August 23, 2016
reported

Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #16248 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.

Recall Insight

This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. Consumers holding this product should act on the agency's documented remedy above rather than relying on general guidance.

Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 5 from CPSC - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.

Product description

This recall involves three ALEX Jr. branded sets of infant building toys, the Baby Builder, model 1982, First Pops, model 1981P, and the First Snaps, model 1981S produced prior to November 2010. The sets include an assortment of plastic shapes in bright colors. The pieces are designed to be pulled, pushed, snapped and twisted and come in stackable plastic jars. They were sold in sets of 14 and 26 pieces. The recalled First Snaps sets' containers have the following batch codes, on a sticker above the UPC code on the container. P0002073 P0001713 P0001330 P0000954 P0002107 P0001628 P0001009 P00000814 P0001948 P0001536 P0001098 P0001677 P0001427 P0000983

Reason for recall

Small parts of the plastic toy building sets can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy, what to do

Consumers should immediately take the recalled building sets away from children and contact ALEX for a prepaid shipping envelope to return the product(s). ALEX will send consumers a full refund upon receipt of returned sets.

Recall Profile

Structured summary of the CPSC recall record
Attribute	Value
Agency	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Severity class	Not classified by agency
Status	Active
Recall number	16248
Date reported	August 23, 2016
Date initiated	August 23, 2016
Recalling firm	Not disclosed
Affected scope	About 91,000
Distribution	Not disclosed
Official source	CPSC notice →

Profile values are sourced directly from the official CPSC enforcement record. Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

What to do with this recall

Consumers should immediately take the recalled building sets away from children and contact ALEX for a prepaid shipping envelope …

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Small parts of the plastic toy building sets can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

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Which agency issued this recall? ▼

This recall was issued by the CPSC on August 23, 2016. CPSC does not publish a hazard classification for this recall. Recall number: 16248.

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Report injuries to the issuing agency: CPSC at SaferProducts.gov, NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem, or FDA via MedWatch. Document the product (photos, model/serial numbers, purchase receipts) and seek medical attention. Injury reports help agencies track hazard patterns and may strengthen enforcement actions.

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