{"product_id":"luau-stew","title":"Lū'au Stew","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLū'au Stew is a Stage 3 purée made for experienced eaters who are ready for thicker, more textured meals. It draws on Hawaiian tradition, combining fiber-rich taro leaves with a savory venison bone broth and a touch of ginger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe taro leaves contribute potassium, folate, and vitamins C and A, while the venison bone broth adds minerals like calcium, iron, and magnesium. Ginger rounds out the stew with a bit of natural spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 3 textured meal for experienced eaters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with taro leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with venison bone broth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeasoned with ginger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrustScore\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrustScore is Birch's proprietary rating, from 0 to 100, built from 50+ signals that reflect what actually matters to parents — safety, materials, recalls, certifications and quality. We don't take paid placements or sponsored rankings, so a score is never influenced by who pays to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product's TrustScore: \u003cstrong\u003e87\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — weighted across 10 criteria:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy-Metal Testing \u0026amp; Disclosure: 97\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFood-Contact Material Safety: 77\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty: 91\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeat \u0026amp; Wear Behavior: 77\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecall History: 97\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation \u0026amp; Contamination Guidance: 89\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification Credibility: 92\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging Migration: 77\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrustScore breakdown\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe take what's most important for a product to determine the TrustScore. Here's our research:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy-Metal Testing \u0026amp; Disclosure — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery batch of this pouch is tested for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury by an ISO 17025-accredited lab (Light Labs, by ICP-MS\/MS), and the certificate for each lot is published. The latest, lot 04\/16\/27 tested 2026-04-23, puts all four metals within the per-serving limits, with lead at 0.08 mcg per serving and mercury not detected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood-Contact Material Safety — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing describes the pouch's food-contact polymer, its bisphenol status, or any migration testing for this stew. No chemistry claim of any kind is published for the packaging that meets this food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stew is clearly labeled Stage 3, a textured meal for experienced eaters, matching its chunky venison-and-taro-leaf composition rather than overstating readiness for younger infants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat \u0026amp; Wear Behavior — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo heating, warming, or storage-temperature guidance for the pouch is published, and nothing addresses how the pack holds up to repeated handling or reheating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecall History — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe queried the CPSC recall database covering 1973-2026 and found no record of this brand in any role. The query's coverage was confirmed with control terms, so the clean result reflects a genuinely clean history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreparation \u0026amp; Contamination Guidance — 89\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce opened, a pouch is to be refrigerated and eaten within 24 hours, a concrete storage instruction in the brand's own words; nothing is published on warming, serving from the pouch or discarding a pouch with a broken seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertification Credibility — 92\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe product features the Hawaii Seal of Quality and the Made in Hawaii with Aloha program. These are named certifications asserted for the brand's products, though no certificate or member numbers are published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand discloses that it moved from a small co-manufacturer to its own Waipahu, Hawaii facility, but no materials sourcing detail, warranty terms, or spare-parts\/repair route are published for this product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stew lists its whole-food ingredients — taro leaves, venison bone broth, ginger — but no organic certification scheme, ingredient origin details, or added-sugar disclosure accompany the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging Migration — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo packaging material, laminate, or spout composition is named for this pouch, and no bisphenol-free or phthalate-free statement covering the pack is published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Piko Provisions","offers":[{"title":"8 Pouches","offer_id":45533278044226,"sku":"FGPS38LUAU","price":31.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pouch","offer_id":45533278076994,"sku":"FGPS31LS","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/2025-Luau-Ingredients-Pouch.png?v=1791752375","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/luau-stew","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}