When you welcome a Greenvyne product into your home, you are placing your trust in us. That is something we take personally, because this business was born from a desire to give our own families the safest, most durable products possible. We know that choosing dinnerware and drinkware for your children goes beyond looks and colours. You need confidence that it is genuinely safe, day after day. And we know that "lab tested" on a label does not always mean what you think it means. This page is our commitment to full transparency. Here is exactly how we verify every product we sell.
We work with internationally accredited, independent testing bodies. None of them is connected to our manufacturers in any way. We commission every test ourselves.
When these labs issue a test report with Greenvyne listed as the applicant, that result is an independent finding. Not a manufacturer's assurance. And the reports are sent to Greenvyne directly, without the manufacturer acting as a middleman.
We test to the standards used by the world's most regulated food-safety jurisdictions. Not just a single baseline.
Germany / EU
The German Food, Consumer Goods and Feedstuffs Code. Widely regarded as one of the world's most stringent food-contact standards. More demanding than the FDA in many test categories.
European Union
Governs plastic and silicone materials in contact with food. Sets strict migration limits for heavy metals, plasticisers and chemical additives.
European Union
Framework regulation for all food contact materials, covering general safety and traceability requirements across all material types.
United States
The FDA's Generally Recognised as Safe designation. Applied to selected Greenvyne products for US-market safety verification on top of our standard EU and LFGB suite.
United States
The FDA standard governing total extractives from rubber and silicone articles in repeated food contact use. Tests what the material releases across multiple food simulants.
Europe
Mechanical dishwashing resistance standard for domestic utensils. 10, 25 or 50 cycles at 65 degrees Celsius using the IEC reference detergent.
Many brands test only the stainless steel body of a product. We test both stainless steel components and silicone components independently. The steel box and the silicone lid are submitted as separate test specimens. This matters because harmful substances can migrate from any part of a product that comes into contact with food, not just the main body.
Here is every test we run on our stainless steel and silicone products, with additional FDA standards applied to selected products.
LFGB / CM/Res(2020)9
Migration of 20 individual heavy metals, including aluminium, chromium, nickel, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and more, into food simulant. Tested using ICP-OES instrumentation across three migration cycles. Every result: not detected.
LFGB / IEC 62321-5
Direct content analysis for lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in the material itself, not just migration. Required result: absent. Our result: not detected.
EC 1935/2004 / AP(2004)5
Total substances migrating from silicone into four food simulants (3% acetic acid, 10% ethanol, 95% ethanol, isooctane) across three repeat migration cycles. Limit: 10 mg/dm2. Our results: not detected in acid and ethanol simulants. Within limits and decreasing across fat simulants, confirming a stable, safe material.
LFGB / AfPS-GS-2019-01
15 individual PAH compounds, including benzo(a)pyrene and naphthalene, were tested by GC-MS. PAHs are carcinogenic compounds that can be present in rubber or carbon-based materials. Every result: not detected.
LFGB
Volatile substances that may off-gas from silicone material at 70 degrees Celsius. Maximum permissible limit: 0.5% w/w. Our result: not detected.
LFGB / Ph.Eur. 2.5.5
Tests for residual peroxides, byproducts that remain in lower-grade silicone cured with peroxide rather than platinum. Platinum-cured silicone should show zero. Required result: absent. Our result: absent.
LFGB / ISO 17353
Seven organotin compounds (MBT, DBT, TBT, MOT, TTBT, DOT, TPhT) were tested by GC-MS. Organotins are toxic stabilisers sometimes used in silicone and plastic production. Required result: absent across all seven. Our result: not detected across all seven.
LFGB
Whether colour pigments release into acidic food simulant at 70 degrees Celsius. Required result: absent. Our result: absent.
US FDA — GRAS
Selected Greenvyne products are additionally verified against the FDA GRAS designation, the US Food and Drug Administration's determination that a substance is safe for its intended use in food contact.
US FDA 21 CFR 177.2600
Total extractable substances from silicone and rubber materials under FDA food contact regulations. Governs articles intended for repeated food contact use, measuring material release across multiple food simulants—our result: within permissible limits.
EN 12875-1:2005
10, 25 or 50 full dishwasher cycles at 65 degrees Celsius using IEC 60436 Type A reference detergent, assessed against a control sample. Must achieve Classification 0 (no visible change) to pass. Our result: Classification 0 across all selected cycles.
EU — EN 14372:2004
European standard for the safety of cutlery and feeding utensils designed for children up to 36 months. Covers both mechanical safety requirements, including sharp points, sharp edges, small parts, drop resistance and tensile strength, and chemical requirements, including migration of elements, phthalate content, nickel release and volatile compounds. Applicable to our cutlery sets and dinnerware intended for child use.
LFGB / EU 10/2011 / DIN 10955
Whether any odour or taste transfers from the product into the food simulant. Scored on a scale of 0 to 4, where 0 is no perceptible transfer and the maximum permissible is 2.5. Our product result: 0 for both odour and taste.
Every result across all test categories: Pass.
Dishwasher safe is a claim a lot of brands make without ever actually testing for it. We do not put that label on anything until the product has earned it.
Products that carry a dishwasher-safe designation from Greenvyne have been tested to EN 12875-1:2005, the European standard for mechanical dishwashing resistance of domestic utensils. The test runs products through 10, 25 or 50 full automated wash cycles at 65 degrees Celsius using IEC 60436 Type A reference detergent, with each product assessed against a control sample for any visible change after every cycle.
The rating scale runs from 0 (no visible change) to 2 (clearly visible change). To pass, a product must achieve Classification 0 or 1. Our products have achieved Classification 0 across all selected test cycles.
This is important because repeated heat, moisture and detergent exposure can degrade silicone seals, cause colour release, and affect structural integrity over time. We test for exactly this before making the claim.
For products rated for oven or microwave use, we commission three additional tests on top of the standard suite.
Each product page clearly states whether oven or microwave use is supported. If it is not listed, it has not been tested for that use and should not be used that way.
Yes, to the same standard as everything else we sell.
The food-grade silicone bag sent complimentary to Greenvyne subscribers is independently SGS-tested to FDA food contact standards. Every product in the Greenvyne ecosystem, including items we give away, goes through the same testing process. There is no tier of product that skips it.
Stainless steel: All Greenvyne stainless steel products are made from 304-grade (18/8) or 316 (18/10) food-grade stainless steel. Non-porous, corrosion-resistant, and does not leach into food or drink. The same grade is used in professional kitchens and surgical instruments.
Silicone: All silicone components are food-grade silicone, and specifically, our baby products are platinum-cured. Platinum curing is the most food-safe silicone manufacturing method available, producing a material that is inert, heat-stable, and free from the peroxide residues found in lower-grade silicone. Our testing confirms this.
Neither material contains BPA, BPS, phthalates, lead, or cadmium. And we have independent laboratory results to back that up, not just a manufacturer's word.
It is worth understanding how safety certification typically works in the dinnerware, lunchbox and broader kitchenware industry, because not all "lab tested" claims are equal.
Many brands use a lab test certificate sourced from their manufacturer to make marketing claims like "lab tested", "LFGB approved", "FDA approved", "PFAS free", "lead free" or "toxin-free". That certificate may relate to a sample product manufactured 12 to 24 months ago that differs from the actual product being sold. Or it may relate to a raw material batch used across a range of products, which may or may not include the specific product a customer is buying.
The certificate may also have been issued by a testing body affiliated with the manufacturer. And it can be 24 months or more out of date by the time the product reaches your kitchen.
This is not unusual in the kitchenware market, including many of the products you find on online marketplaces. To be honest with you, commissioning independent testing through accredited laboratories is an expensive process. It is one of the reasons we keep our range focused rather than wide. But it is not something we are willing to skip.
One more thing worth knowing. When a brand says "FDA Approved" or "LFGB Approved" on a product like a lunchbox or cup, that does not mean the US Food and Drug Administration or a German regulatory body personally tested that product and issued their stamp of approval. The FDA does not run an individual approval program for finished consumer products like kitchenware. What brands and labs actually do is test using the standards and guidelines set by those bodies, and if the results meet or exceed those guidelines, the material is considered compliant. "FDA Compliant" and "FDA Approved" are not the same thing. And using the actual FDA logo on packaging or marketing materials without authorisation is not permitted, as the trademarked FDA logo is reserved for official government use only.
When you see claims like "PFAS free", "LFGB approved", or "lab tested" on a listing, that claim is only as trustworthy as the testing process behind it.
At Greenvyne, we commission every test ourselves through labs that have no connection to our manufacturing. We test both material components separately. We test to the LFGB and EU standards, not just the minimum the market requires. And we do this for every product, including the ones we give away free.
| Testing aspect | Greenvyne | Typical industry approach |
|---|---|---|
| Who commissions the test? | ✓ Greenvyne, independently | Usually the manufacturer |
| Which labs? | ✓ SGS, Bureau Veritas, STC, GST, Intertek | Often unnamed or manufacturer-linked |
| What is tested? | ✓ Steel and silicone components separately | Often steel only, or the whole product as one |
| Standards applied? | ✓ LFGB, EU 10/2011, FDA GRAS, 21 CFR 177.2600 | Varies, minimum required by the market |
| Dishwasher claim verified? | ✓ EN 12875-1 mechanical cycle testing | Typically assumed, not tested |
| Free or gift items tested? | ✓ Yes, same standard as paid products | Rarely |
| Test recency? | ✓ Commissioned per product | Maybe 24 or more months old |
