The animals skate out of the box to really plastic. The phenomenon I know but of all rubber animals that come wrapped in a plastic bag. But already after rinsing the smell was much lower and the next day completely away while bathing - "ventilate" is the magic word. So I had to be no concern for the little ones play the animals. The animals are very popular in the swim and the dwarf loves it with water to splash around.
Would the toys are delivered in a network rather than in a closed bag, nobody would complain about unpleasant smell, I'm sure.