Play-Doh's penis-shaped toy causing controversy

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Part of a Play-Doh playset is shaping into a major controversy.

The toy is part of the Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain playset. While children may not immediately notice anything wrong about the object, thousands of parents have been commenting online about the toy's phallic shape.

Play-Doh responded on their Facebook page with a statement to parents: