{"product_id":"stage-3-variety-pack","title":"Stage 3 Variety Pack","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stage 3 Variety Pack brings together three of the brand's signature toddler purée flavors in one case: Pitaya Bowl, Palaʻai Pie, and Lūʻau Stew. Pitaya Bowl blends antioxidant-rich dragon fruit with chia seeds, oats, and banana for a fiber-forward, naturally sweet option. Palaʻai Pie is a pumpkin-and-carrot blend rounded out with coconut and pumpkin pie spice, while Lūʻau Stew draws on Hawaiian tradition with taro leaves, venison bone broth, and ginger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery pouch is made from whole fruits and vegetables, with no applesauce bases, artificial flavors, genetic modifiers, or synthetic preservatives added. The venison bone broth used in Lūʻau Stew comes from USDA-inspected wild-harvesting programs in Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce opened, each pouch should be refrigerated and eaten within 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Stage 3 flavors in one variety pack: Pitaya Bowl, Palaʻai Pie, and Lūʻau Stew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitaya Bowl blends dragon fruit, chia seeds, oats, and banana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePalaʻai Pie combines pumpkin, carrots, coconut, and pumpkin pie spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLūʻau Stew features taro leaves, venison bone broth, and ginger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with whole fruits and vegetables, no applesauce bases or artificial flavors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo genetic modifiers or synthetic preservatives added\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenison bone broth sourced from USDA-inspected wild-harvesting programs in Hawaii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefrigerate after opening and consume within 24 hours\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: 84\/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\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eFlavors Included\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePitaya Bowl, Palaʻai Pie, Lūʻau Stew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eStage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStage 3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\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: Pitaya Bowl (lot 03\/23\/27), Pala'ai Pie (lot 03\/17\/27), Lū’au Stew (lot 04\/16\/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 of the pouch's food-contact polymer, its spout material, or any bisphenol\/phthalate statement anywhere on the product pages. The heavy metal certificates cover the food itself, not the packaging that touches it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory \u0026amp; Age-Claim Honesty — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pack is labeled Stage 3 with recipes built around pumpkin, taro, venison bone broth and dragon fruit, but no reasoning is given for why these are appropriate at this stage, and no introduction-guidance reference or age rationale is published.\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\u003eWe found no statement naming the pouch laminate, spout polymer, or any bisphenol or phthalate testing for the packaging itself. 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