Product review (2 stars): It smells toxic
3-29-2013 This just arrived a few hours ago and we have not transfered the food because the smell is horrible.  I will up my star count once the smell goes away and I can actually use it and am satisfied.  I am going to place charcoal, oats, baking soda, vinegar, and ground coffee in it till the smell goes away.  I expect that I will like the fridge otherwise.  I hope the ice maker is not bad like some of the other reviews have mentioned.  I could see pressure or back pressure being a problem??  Has any one else noticed the toxic new fridge smell?  What have you done about it if anything?

4-2-2013 Now that we have the fridge up and running it still smells (with all the absorption media still in it) though not as much and I suspect that the cold fridge will not off-gas as much.  However, now I'm really disappointed.  I wanted a fridge for the ice maker alone.  I hate buying ice.  The ice coming out of this fridge is just as toxic smelling as the fridge.  I've scoured the web and have found similar complaints about ice makers.  I am very angry at the manufactures for making me worry and perhaps will not even use my new ice maker (other than to throw out the ice).  Why can they not make things that deal with water out of a non-toxic material.  I am going to see if I can get the tubing and fittings replaced.

4-4-2013 I've now had two technicians out here to look at the fridge.  The first one assured me that the fridge definitely smells and recommended getting a new one.  The second guy agreed that all new fridges smell like plastic and said it would wear off.  He didn't think getting a new fridge would help as it too would smell like plastic.  He was keen on recommending newspaper as an absorption agent.  Overall, I am very disappointed/disgusted/angry at the appliance industry.  Especially fridges, dishwashers and stoves.  People are eating food and drinking water from these things.  They can do better!  Whirlpool will be receiving a letter from me voicing my concerns about their toxic appliances.