Earth Mama Angel Baby -- Non-GMO Product Verified and Made in the USA!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I received product and/or compensation in exchange for the possibility of a review. I was under no obligation to post a review, positive or otherwise. 

Welcome to the Made in the USA Giveaway Hop, hosted byHappy Mothering, Easy Green Mom and Brittleby’s Corner through the Green Moms Network! We’ve teamed up with a group of bloggers to bring you the chance to win prizes that are Made in the USA. After entering my giveaway, be sure to hop around and enter all of the other #USAMade giveaways listed on the linky at the bottom of this post! 

What could be better than something Made in the USA that's also Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified? A whole bunch of products that are! And if you win this giveaway on Green Grandma, the lovely ladies at Earth Mama Angel Baby are going to send you a prize package filled with all their products that have, at this point, received verification from the Non-GMO Project. How cool is that?

I've had the pleasure of trying out a lot of these products for myself and I can't tell you how good it feels to know what I'm putting on and in my body is safe and free of GMOs. 

Technically, all that is needed to guarantee the absence of genetically modified organisms is organic labeling such as, "100% Organic," "Organic," or "Made with Organic Ingredients." However, there's a certain comfort in knowing that an independent organization has also verified the lack of GMOs. They're just so pervasive in our products these days, that it's nice to see that bright bold verification right on the outside of a box!  

Not a nursing mama? That's okay. You'll still love it. Just because it says "Nipple Butter" on the jar, it doesn't mean this creamy goodness can't be used anywhere else. As a matter of fact, my husband loves using it to soothe his face after shaving. 

Same with the teas that are part of this package. I love drinking them for a variety of reasons. Keep in mind, I'm not pregnant, nursing or even getting my period anymore (hallelujah!). But I find the Organic Milkmaid Tea soothing to my occasion bouts with IBS. The Organic Monthly Comfort Tea and Organic Peaceful Mama Tea sooth jangled nerves. The Organic Morning Wellness Tea is perfect when I'm feeling a bit nauseous. Too much spicy food? I just reach for the Organic Heartburn Tea. While I've not found a specific purpose for the Organic No More Milk Tea (My milk dried up nearly 30 years ago!), I do reach for the Organic Third Trimester Tea on days when I simply feel bloated and fat. I sip on it and think, "Hey, at least I'm not pregnant!" That would not be a pretty sight at my age. Trust me.

So, you see, you don't have to be of childbearing years to enjoy drinking the organic, Non-GMO Project verified teas offered by Earth Mama Angel Baby. Every one of them is naturally caffeine free and they are packaged in biodegradable tea bags in 100% recycled and recyclable cartons. How cool is that?

One of the more recent additions to their products that are now Non-GMO Project Verified are the Angel Baby Bath Blossoms. These lovely herbs are perfect for steeping and adding to the bath water of your little angels, even when they're not acting quite so angelic! And they're perfect for the rest of us as well. Forget toxic Calgon! Let Angel Baby Bath Blossoms take you away... safely!




Here's what's in the prize package:

• Organic Milkmaid Tea 
• Organic Monthly Comfort Tea
• Organic Morning Wellness Tea
• Organic Heartburn Tea
• Organic No More Milk Tea
• Organic Third Trimester Tea
• Organic Peaceful Mama Tea
• Organic Mama-to-Be Tea
• Angel Baby Bath Blossoms
• Natural Nipple Butter

 
 

Remember, all of the above are Non-GMO Product Verified. 

So, who's up for entering to win this lovely made-in-the-USA bundle valued at over $65? Anyone in the US who is 18 and older is welcome to enter on the Rafflecopter below. And look, the first entry is a freebie. Giveaway runs through July 15, 2014.  

Good luck!





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Lead-free under the tree

What do a Barbie accessory and some Disney toys have in common this holiday season? Well, according to the Center for Environmental Health (an advocacy group out of California), high levels of lead.

Whatever Lola wants...

"A little bit of lead never hurt anybody," you may be thinking. "Besides, Lola really wants a Tinkerbell Water Lily necklace for Christmas and I hate to disappoint her."

Alrighty then. Let's just ignore the potential for brain damage that can accompany exposure to lead. Irreversible brain damage, I might add.

Several retailers received letters from Jerry Brown, the Attorney General of California, informing them they were selling products containing illegal levels of lead and instructing them to pull these items immediately. The stores involved include: Target, WalMart, Walgreens, Tuesday Morning, TJ Maxx, and Sears. The products involved include:

Disney Tinkerbell Water Lily necklace

Dora the Explorer Activity Tote

Barbie Bike Flair Accessory Kit

some children's shoes

a boy's belt

a child's poncho

History repeats itself

Remember the 2007 recalls of toys containing lead? There were over 2 million Mattel toys recalled alone. As a result, a law was passed in 2008 that limited the amounts of lead and other toxic chemicals that were permitted in toys and other goods for children under the age of 13. Obviously, some companies are gambling with not being caught breaking this law.

Apparently Mattel is not claiming responsibility for this "slip up." After all, they licensed the Barbie name to Bell Sports for the Barbie Bike Flair Accessory Kit, an older product which passed the lead safety tests prior to the passing of the law. Bell Sports claims they didn't know it was still on store shelves. Does the term 'inventory control' mean anything here?

Playmates Toys, the licensee for the Disney necklace, claims it was tested and complied with all consumer safety regulations prior to making its way to the store shelves.

So, naturally, no one is accepting blame here. But believe me, lawyers will find out who to point fingers at as soon as the first child suffers the effects of lead exposure. Just make sure it isn't one of your own little ones.

­Play it safe

Opt for non-toxic toys this Christmas. A great website for non-toxic and environmentally-friendly products for kids is http://www.planethappytoys.com/ where they carry a wide variety of brands from Germany, Thailand, China, the Netherlands, Canada, Egypt, Slovakia, Viet Nam, Peru, Guyana, Sri Lanka, UK, France, Turkey, India, Romania, and ... gasp ... the good ol' USA. Here is a list of American made brands (although some companies manufacture products in more than one country):

Barefoot Books

Camden Rose

Green Toys

Mountaineers

Pixel Organics

Sarah's Silks

The Herbalist

Xeko

You can shop for their products by category: Natural, Organic, Fairly Traded, Green, Recycled, Responsible, Multi-Use, and Phthalate-free.

This is a website worth checking out as you do your holiday shopping. And that's the Green Grandma's recommendation of the day.

Keeping it green and healthy,

Hana