Baby food pouches have seen a tremendous growth since a California base company Plum Organics first introduced them to busy parents in 2008. The company earned $4,800 from sales during the first year. Four years later it was expecting the sales to cross $53 million. Seeing a potential for massive growth, some big players including Earth’s Best and Gerber have jumped into this market.
Pressed for time, parents trust these flexible pouches to meet their children’s nutritional needs. While a lot of people protest that the increasing use of baby pouches kills the traditional family structure, there has been virtually no criticism of the safety of the pouches.
Stand up pouch bags used to carry baby food are made from layers of aluminum foil, polypropylene, and polyesters. These pouches are sterilized at temperatures greater than 100 °C. This temperature is sufficient to kill or neutralize bacteria that can spoil the food or jeopardize a child’s health.
A proof of the ability of pouch bags to safely carry food comes from the armed forces. The military has been using retort pouches to feed soldiers since the 1960s.
Another proof comes from StandUpPouches.net. We use only FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved materials for our pouches. These materials have been declared food-grade (safe to package food) only after successfully passing a series of rigorous tests.