{"product_id":"stage-1-variety-pack","title":"Stage 1 Variety Pack","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Stage 1 Variety Pack brings together four single-ingredient purées, Banana, Poi, Mango, and Okinawan Sweet Potato, with eight pouches of each for 32 pouches total. Serving one ingredient at a time makes it easier to introduce new foods and watch how a baby responds to each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach pouch is ready to open and serve directly from the pack. Once opened, pouches should be refrigerated and used within 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle-ingredient purées, no mixed-ingredient blends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Banana, Poi, Mango, and Okinawan Sweet Potato flavors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefrigerate and consume within 24 hours of opening\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\u003e86\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — weighted across 10 criteria:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy-Metal Testing \u0026amp; Disclosure: 95\/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: 88\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification Credibility: 84\/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\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePack Contents\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32 pouches total (8 each of Banana, Poi, Mango, Okinawan Sweet Potato)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\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 — 95\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery pouch type in this pack has its own published heavy-metal certificate from an ISO 17025-accredited lab (Light Labs, by ICP-MS\/MS), and each latest lot is within the per-serving limits for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury: Banana (lot S1B07\/28\/27), Poi (lot 08\/07\/27), Mango (lot 06\/25\/27), Okinawan Sweet Potato (lot S1O07\/31\/27). No certificate is issued for the pack as a whole; its coverage rests on the stated pack contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood-Contact Material Safety — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe found no disclosure anywhere about the pouch's food-contact laminate, spout or cap material, and no bisphenol or phthalate statement covering the parts that actually touch the purée.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe variety pack is clearly labeled Stage 1 and marketed for single-ingredient introduction, consistent with first-foods guidance, with no formula, toddler-drink, or nutritional-completeness language anywhere in its description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat \u0026amp; Wear Behavior — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand publishes nothing about pouch storage temperature limits, heat exposure during processing, or any replacement\/shelf-life guidance beyond standard shelf stability claims, and no adjacent material on this topic exists either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecall History — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe queried the CPSC recall registry directly across its full history and found no record naming this brand in any role. The query's corpus and date range are stated and a control confirms the product class is covered, so this is a confirmed clean history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreparation \u0026amp; Contamination Guidance — 88\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery pouch type in this pack carries the instruction to refrigerate it once opened and eat it within 24 hours, in the brand's own words on each flavour; it is not stated for the pack itself, and nothing covers warming or broken seals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertification Credibility — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hawaii Seal of Quality and Made in Hawaii with Aloha certifications attest to regional origin rather than any food-safety or chemical-testing standard, and no certificate number, test method or result accompanies either claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe found disclosure that production moved from a small co-manufacturer to the brand's own Waipahu, Hawaii facility, but no published materials list, ingredient-sourcing detail, or warranty\/spare-parts terms for this product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredient \u0026amp; Sourcing Transparency — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt uses only whole fruits and vegetables with no fillers or synthetic preservatives, and a third party calls the products 'organic', but no certification scheme, certificate scope, or specific ingredient origins are named for this pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging Migration — 77\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing is published naming the pouch laminate, spout polymer, or cap material, and no bisphenol or phthalate statement covers the packaging at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Piko Provisions","offers":[{"title":"32 pouches","offer_id":45533278470210,"sku":"FGS132VRTY","price":127.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/2026-Piko_Web_ProductCards_Transparent.png?v=1791752374","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/stage-1-variety-pack","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}