The famous Sophie la girafe, who has been accompanying babies and helping them to teething for decades, does she have to worry about? If the craze for this toy continues, it has been in the spotlight since an American children’s dentist, Dana Chianese, discovered mold inside the giraffe.
“Smelly, disgusting mold had grown in the toymy baby’s favorite chew! “, she tells the Good House Keeping site, taken over by the Huffington Post. These unwanted residues were subsequently found by many parents who began to split the giraffe in half. , worried about encountering the same phenomenon in their toddler’s accessory.
Vulli, the French manufacturer Sophie la girafe has cracked a press release taken up by the Huffington Post to explain that these molds would be the result of poor maintenance of the toy. “It is important to remember that Sophie la Girafe is made from 100% natural gum, and that the cleaning conditions must be carefully observed,” said the company. To keep Sophie the giraffe “clean” inside and out, clean it with a damp cloth and avoid immersing the giraffe in water. To be completely clean, the toy must air dry.
No health risk
Should we fear for the health of babies who have chewed a Sophie “soiled” from the inside? Lyuba Konopasek, assistant professor of pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Medical Center, recalls on the website care.com that only children with weak immune systems or presenting an allergic ground could eventually develop symptoms like cough or some itching in the eyes, according to the Parisienne.
We don’t care about the controversy, Sophie la girafe is the best for all little mouths !!! #sophielagirafe#sophielagirafeforeverpic.twitter.com/R5l9jzm4cv
– Mélaine Lecomte (@MeLN_L) January 18, 2017
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