Green Toys Tug Boat & Submarine

My goodness gracious, when I tell you this toy REEKED of laundry detergent, I do not say this lightly, it REEKED beyond belief! I bought this along with 5 other Green Toys for my son for Christmas and 5 out 6 had this horrible laundry detergent smell. I was so confused as to why they reeked since I have purchased several Green Toys in the past and none have ever had an odor. So I decided to email the company and guess what, they are well aware of this issue and don’t think it’s an issue! So, this is what the company rep said “Our raw material (the milk jugs and other recycled plastics that are cleaned and turned into resin pellets) is processed at a recycling facility that also recycles many other types of materials, including laundry detergent bottles. While the machines used for our material are never used for detergent, occasionally those bottles are being processed on a line in close proximity to our products. As such, the odor from the detergent can get absorbed into our material (even though there’s never any physical contact), causing the finished products made from that batch of material to have a slight floral or “soapy” fragrance”. Their advise was to run the toys through the dishwasher several times or leave them out in the sun for several days. Which I did, and the scent is still INCREDIBLY strong. They also claim that the toys are still completely safe. But how can that be if laundry detergent is full of chemicals?! chemicals used to make fragrances are classified as allergens, hormone disruptors, asthma triggers, neurotoxins & carcinogens. The fact is, fragrances are highly toxic. Fragrances commonly contain phthalates, which are chemicals that help the scents last longer. There’s no way I’m giving these to my son. Especially because he puts everything in his mouth. Shame on Green Toys for allowing this. I won’t continue purchasing from this company till this issue resolves.