{"product_id":"the-ribbed-top-kids","title":"The Ribbed Top Kids","description":"\u003cdiv data-birch-description=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ribbed Top Kids is an everyday layering piece made from ribbed organic cotton, built for easy wear across seasons. The naturally flexible rib knit and classic fit make it simple to pair with other pieces, including the brand's matching Ribbed Legging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fabric is 100% organic cotton, and the garment is made in India with GOTS-certified and OEKO-TEX-certified manufacturing partners. For care, ribbed cotton knits like this one are recommended to be machine washed cold on the delicate cycle, laid flat to dry, and reshaped while still damp to help maintain their fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% ribbed organic cotton knit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaturally flexible rib knit with a classic fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in India by GOTS-certified partners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOEKO-TEX certified manufacturing partner\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\u003e85\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — weighted across 10 criteria:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiber Content \u0026amp; Origin: 91\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction \u0026amp; Fastener Safety: 78\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDye Safety: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextile Certification: 87\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecall History: 97\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification Credibility: 72\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemical Finish Avoidance: 79\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-Wash \u0026amp; Care Guidance: 85\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support: 88\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware \u0026amp; Print Safety: 84\/100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCertifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGOTS Certified Organic\u003c\/strong\u003e — Issued by Global Organic Textile Standard. GOTS certification verifies that a textile product's organic fibre content and its full processing supply chain meet defined organic, environmental and social criteria. \u003cem\u003eWhat it does not cover:\u003c\/em\u003e This certification addresses organic fibre content, processing chemicals and supply-chain conditions; it is not a general product safety, flammability, or choking-hazard test.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese certifications are held by the brand or manufacturer, not by Birch. We show them because the brand states them for this product.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eComposition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100% organic cotton\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCare\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMachine wash cold on delicate cycle; lay flat to dry; iron on low if desired; reshape while damp\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\u003eFiber Content \u0026amp; Origin — 91\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe top is 100% organic cotton, made in India through a named GOTS-certified partner, with an exact fibre percentage and named certifying body for this specific garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction \u0026amp; Fastener Safety — 78\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis top has no snaps, buttons, appliqués or neck ties to fail. We found reports of a detached button and seam unraveling on other garments from this brand, but nothing ties those reports to this ribbed top or to any fastener it actually has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDye Safety — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe colored versions use mineral-based earth pigments rather than vivid synthetic dyes, which is a lower-risk dye class, but no azo-dye screening, test method or certificate is published for this garment's dye chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTextile Certification — 87\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe GOTS licence and OEKO-TEX number published for this garment belong to its maker's facility, Vetrivel Tex, not to the garment itself, and that OEKO-TEX certificate has since expired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecall History — 97\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe queried the CPSC recall database directly across its full 1973-2026 corpus with a control confirming coverage of comparable product classes, and found no record naming this brand in any role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertification Credibility — 72\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis garment's maker, Vetrivel Tex in Tirupur, India, holds a GOTS licence that is current in the GOTS public database, but the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate given for the same maker, 23.HIN.75354, shows as expired in OEKO-TEX's label check and is still presented as current.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChemical Finish Avoidance — 79\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fabric is ribbed organic cotton, garment-dyed with mineral-based earth pigments, but it is never addressed whether any wrinkle-resistant, non-iron or stain\/water-repellent finish was applied. Adjacent disclosure about the dye and fabric is otherwise solid, leaving this one gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Wash \u0026amp; Care Guidance — 85\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral wash guidance recommends spot-cleaning and airing out natural fibers rather than frequent washing, and defers to the sewn-in label for definitive instructions, but no explicit pre-wash instruction is published for this specific garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparency \u0026amp; Support — 88\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Simple Folk names the factory behind its garments, with that factory's GOTS licence number, and publishes a traceability page that follows the cotton back to named farms and notes where certification is still in progress. Some garments give a country of manufacture that conflicts with the factory named for them, and no warranty or repair route is published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware \u0026amp; Print Safety — 84\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe colored versions are garment-dyed with mineral-based earth pigments rather than synthetic azo dyes, but no dye-safety testing, method or certificate is named for this specific dyeing process, and the top has no hardware or applied print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Simple Folk","offers":[{"title":"shell \/ 2-3 years","offer_id":45544553676866,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-2-3","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"shell \/ 3-4 years","offer_id":45544553709634,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-3-4","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"shell \/ 4-5 years","offer_id":45544553742402,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-4-5","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"shell \/ 5-6 years","offer_id":45544553775170,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-5-6","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"shell \/ 6-7 years","offer_id":45544553807938,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-6-7","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"shell \/ 7-8 years","offer_id":45544553840706,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-7-8","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"shell \/ 8-9 years","offer_id":45544553873474,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-8-9","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"shell \/ 9-10 years","offer_id":45544553906242,"sku":"1134R-SHEL-9-10","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"ochre \/ 2-3 years","offer_id":45544553939010,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-2-3","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ochre \/ 3-4 years","offer_id":45544553971778,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-3-4","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ochre \/ 4-5 years","offer_id":45544554004546,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-4-5","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ochre \/ 5-6 years","offer_id":45544554037314,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-5-6","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ochre \/ 6-7 years","offer_id":45544554070082,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-6-7","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ochre \/ 7-8 years","offer_id":45544554102850,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-7-8","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ochre \/ 8-9 years","offer_id":45544554135618,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-8-9","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ochre \/ 9-10 years","offer_id":45544554168386,"sku":"1134R-OCHR-9-10","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 2-3 years","offer_id":45544554201154,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-2-3","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"undyed \/ 3-4 years","offer_id":45544554233922,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-3-4","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 4-5 years","offer_id":45544554266690,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-4-5","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 5-6 years","offer_id":45544554299458,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-5-6","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 6-7 years","offer_id":45544554332226,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-6-7","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 7-8 years","offer_id":45544554364994,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-7-8","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 8-9 years","offer_id":45544554397762,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-8-9","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"undyed \/ 9-10 years","offer_id":45544554430530,"sku":"1134R-UNDY-9-10","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/0761\/7858\/files\/2026-09-21_SIMPLEFOLKS7877.jpg?v=1791829154","url":"https:\/\/www.birchstore.com\/products\/the-ribbed-top-kids","provider":"Birch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}