Barb_MO

Put a bowl of vinegar in the room with it, I use vinegar when I have had bad smell in my car, when I though there was a dead mouse in my storage building and when a cat died under the canoe....got the smell out each time.

cathyvv

the person's nose is numb to the smell- if it is a person.

gale

Yes, the smell went away after I left it in my garage for a week or so. I just used it for squaring up HSTs and it was perfect.

RugosaB

I recently purchased, online, an Omnigrid mat. It stated right on the site I purchased it from that
" WARNING: Contains Phthalates: known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Imported."

I bought it anyways, I figured the others are probably the same, this company just says so, because CA requires it, I suppose.

From reading this, my hunch is right.

Just got it yesterday, it does stink, hopefully that will disappear.
I did a little research on Phthalates and it looks like a lot of the toys I had as a kid, plastic in cars and many other things contain it. I wouldn't doubt the thing mentioned in the original post had it too. It said something about reproductive affects and endocrine affects. For me, personally, I cannot worry about this kind of stuff because I will go crazy (seriously)

Geri B

...interesting...

patrickcalloway

I have to say, I saw them at Paducah, and they were very professional and seemed to be really having a good time.

And none of them smelled...