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Mushie Toddler Ice Pop Tray

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Mushie

Mushie

Toddler Ice Pop Tray

Frozen use is the lowest-leaching way to use silicone, and both components are identified. Any trace particle or siloxane release is at its lowest at freezer temperatures.

2 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$

A four-pop silicone mold with silicone handles for one-ounce toddler pops, replacing plastic popsicle molds and store-bought pop wrappers.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Little plastic
100% food-grade silicone tray and silicone handles per the brand. 1 fl oz per pop.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds some
Silicone is not a petroleum plastic and is not a microplastic source the way plastic is, though as a polymer it can release trace particles or siloxanes, more so with heat and age. Whether silicone forms microplastics is still an open question.
End of life: persistence and recovery Mostly recovers
Not stated. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Some concern
Some plastic-contact chemistry is possible; see the notes.
Transparency and verification Partly disclosed
Single-line material identity; cure system, labs, origin, and packaging not disclosed (brand-wide pattern)

Strengths

  • Both components individually identified as silicone,Cold use only, the gentlest duty cycle for silicone,Free of BPA, BPS, PVC and phthalates per the brand

Trade-offs

  • Cure system not disclosed,No freezer temperature spec published,Packaging not stated

What's inside

100% food-grade silicone tray and silicone handles per the brand. 1 fl oz per pop.

PartMaterial
Mold trayFood-grade silicone (brand claim),Handles, 4 | Silicone (brand claim)

Free of BPA, BPS, PVC, phthalates (brand claim)

Packaging
Not stated
Microplastics
Silicone is not a petroleum plastic and is not a microplastic source the way plastic is, though as a polymer it can release trace particles or siloxanes, more so with heat and age. Whether silicone forms microplastics is still an open question.

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Food-grade siliconeDishwasher safe

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Mushie

Mushie was founded in 2018 by Mushie and Levi Feigenson, a Houston couple who started the company in a spare bedroom of their home shortly after their second child was born, and its products are still designed by their team in Houston and Sweden. The brand makes minimalist silicone feeding sets, bibs, cups, bath toys, and teethers in soft Scandinavian-inspired colors, along with organic cotton clothing, and it is also the US home of Denmark's FRIGG pacifiers. Mushie states its mission is everyday essentials parents love as much as their little ones do, built on safe, non-toxic materials like food-grade silicone and organic cotton. The brand states its products are tested to US consumer-safety standards, but it does not publish certificates, name its testing labs, or disclose details like its silicone cure system, so most material claims rest on the brand's word. Prices are mid-range for baby feeding gear, and that thinner disclosure is the honest tradeoff next to specialist plastic-free brands.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

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Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.