When was sophie the giraffe created

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Get news, views and information from France. Join the newsletter Subscribe to The Connexion. At least two family dogs tried to commandeer it as their own. But for those babies who do take to the giraffe, Sophie holds a near-hypnotic sway. My own daughter gummed hers reverentially. An increasingly worn Sophie appears in almost every photo taken of her in her infancy.

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If your child is in the park, picking up leaves and bits of grass, licking them and chewing them, there'll be mould there. We encounter mould a lot and in general we do not get ill. Of course not.

But if I discovered it afterwards, there'd be no need to be horrified or worried. Dr Loh added there were extremely rare cases where people were allergic to mould. And he stressed severely mouldy environments, such as rooms left damp after flooding, could pose a health risk. Vuilli said it had not been sent the mouldy toys for inspection, but that complaints were taken seriously and that children's safety, along with parental satisfaction, were its main priorities.

It also said there were clear instructions on how to clean the toy correctly - including wiping with a damp cloth rather than immersing it in water and not putting it in the microwave or steam steriliser. And so while the giraffe seems to be at the heart of this particular story, things like rubber ducks are also susceptible. Image source, AFP. Who or what is Sophie the Giraffe? So, what's the problem? How is the mould getting there?