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About the Company
In addition to strollers, car seats, play yards, bouncers, walkers, and high chairs, Combi International sells a few unusual feeding products, including teethers, a "food processor" set of implements for feeding babies, and an innovative pair of toddler trainer chopsticks.
Z Recommends believes that Combi's plastics labeling policy, which puts specific plastics used on the packaging of its feeding items, should be adopted as an industry standard. This significant commitment to disclosure in an industry that loves its secrets, combined with the company's status as BPA-free in all product areas covered by the Z Report on BPA, the company's high rankings in user reviews, and their innovative designs all make Combi a natural candidate for ZRecs Top Pick status.
BPA-Free Products
Feeding Aids: Food Processor
Utensils: Food Processor
Tableware: Chop Stick Trainer
Other: Teethers
Products Containing BPA
Feeding Aids: None
Utensils: None
Tableware: None
Other: None
Reviews
Chop Stick Trainer
Combi's chopsticks have a unique design feature - a molded plastic appendage that is meant to rest in a toddler's palm and help them hold the chopsticks properly, which can be set for right- or left-handed users. The piece can be removed when toddlers are comfortable holding the chopsticks, and the hinge can be taken off completely so the chopsticks can be used as "real" ones, although by that point children might be more comfortable with longer chopsticks, as these are under 15mm long.Contact
Ironically, the slightly increased initial difficulty of using Combi's chopstick design may make it a better trainer for chopstick use, and that is clearly Combi's intention; this makes them stand out from competitors, and we will continue to work with Z to help her learn to use them. They are designed to ensure that children grip them properly, and we suspect the low springiness might also help train children to use real chopsticks, but these features also mean that for very young children they are more difficult to use than other trainers. We recommend them for ages 4 to 6, and believe that for their innovative design, they are a shockingly good value.
Ratings: Ease of Use: Moderate. Adapatability: Moderate to High. Toddler Eye Appeal: Moderate. [Excerpted from the ZRecs Kids' Chopstick Showdown.|Amazon.com]
Phone: 803-548-6633
Website: www.combi-intl.com
Last updated: 3/14/08
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