Parents Were Horrified to Find THIS Inside Their Sophie the Giraffe Baby Toy

Last month, Dana was cleaning her son's toys and when she came to Sophie the Giraffe, she got a whiff of a musty smell from the toy's air hole.

"I decided to cut into Sophie out of curiosity," Dana told Good Housekeeping. "I discovered a science experiment living inside."

What she found inside was absolutely horrifying!

There was an enormous amount of mold growing inside the toy.

Dana claimed that she had cleaned the toy religiously per the instructions, but apparently that just wasn't enough.

"It still hurst my heart to know that for months I allowed my babies to chew on moldy toys. I no longer buy any chew toys with a hole nor recommend them to my patients." 

What's worse is that since Dana came forward with her disturbing discovery, other parents have had the exact same problem.

In an Amazon review, customer Stephanie Oprea said she also had similar problems with her baby's Sophie the Giraffe toy.

In her product review, she stated, "Beware!! If you have a drooly baby, moisture will get in the hole and you'll end up with mold! We've had ours for two years and the entire inside is coated with black mold!"

After this startling realization, it makes us wonder, how can parents prevent such mold from happening?

Carolyn Forte from Good Housekeeping says, "The only way to prevent mold inside plastic toys is to make sure they are cleaned and thoroughly dried."

She goes on to recommend that toys such as this need to be cleaned weekly in the dishwasher or in hot, soapy water followed by a Clorox bleach solution for disinfecting. Then they toys should be dried completely.

And like any purchased good, following the manufacturer's instructions will also help prevent these types of occurrences.

When asked to comment, the Sophie the Giraffe spokesperson responded:

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