Don't panic! Play Doh will replace that toy that resembles a penis

Don&#039;t panic! Play Doh will replace that toy that resembles a penis

last updated 8 January 2015

This is what Hasbro calls the "2-piece extruder."

It's meant to be a decorating tool included in Play-Doh's Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain set, but some parents found its resemblance to a certain male body part a little disconcerting. After receiving several complaints, the toy company has agreed to swap the offending toy out for a new tool in all future sets.

So, you can get your heads out of the gutter now and rest easy.

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Lauren Hansen produces The Weekâ€™s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.