Maggie Monkey is a teething rattle from Apple Park's Organic Farm Buddies line, made for babies and sized for small hands at 4 x 6 inches. She features embroidered eyes, nose, and mouth details that give her a distinct, tactile personality. The rattle is made with 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton and filled with organic cotton and hypoallergenic corn fiber. The fabric is dyed with GOTS-certified low impact dye, and the rattle piece inside is securely sewn, PVC-free, BPA-free, and phthalate-free. The maker recommends surface washing the rattle in cold water and avoiding tumble drying, bleaching, or ironing. Key Features 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton Filled with organic cotton and hypoallergenic corn fiber Dyed with GOTS-certified low impact fabric dye Securely sewn rattle, PVC-free, BPA-free, and phthalate-free Embroidered eyes, nose, and mouth details TrustScore TrustScore is Birch's proprietary rating, from 0 to 100, built from 50+ signals that reflect what actually matters to parents — safety, materials, recalls, certifications and quality. We don't take paid placements or sponsored rankings, so a score is never influenced by who pays to be seen. This product's TrustScore: 91/100 — weighted across 8 criteria: Rattle Standard Compliance: 89/100 Construction & Sound Integrity: 91/100 Mouthing Material Safety: 92/100 Toy Safety Compliance: 92/100 Age Grading & Choking Safety: 88/100 Recall History: 92/100 Certification Credibility: 92/100 Transparency & Support: 90/100 Certifications GOTS Certified Organic — Issued by Global Organic Textile Standard. GOTS certification verifies that a textile product's organic fibre content and its full processing supply chain meet defined organic, environmental and social criteria. What it does not cover: This certification addresses organic fibre content, processing chemicals and supply-chain conditions; it is not a general product safety, flammability, or choking-hazard test. These certifications are held by the brand or manufacturer, not by Birch. We show them because the brand states them for this product. Specifications Size 4 x 6 inches Care Surface wash cold; do not tumble dry, bleach, or iron TrustScore breakdown We take what's most important for a product to determine the TrustScore. Here's our research: Rattle Standard Compliance — 89/100The sound element is a securely sewn rattle insert built from a HIPS plastic casing filled with GPPS beads, PVC-free, BPA-free, phthalate-free and lead-free, and these toys are tested to ASTM, F963 and EN 71 and to US governmental safety standards. The distributor adds that the toys comply with international safety regulations including individual piece-size requirements. The rattle-specific US rule, 16 CFR 1510, is never named and no compliance certificate for this rattle is published. Construction & Sound Integrity — 91/100The noisemaker is a rigid HIPS plastic casing holding GPPS beads, sewn into the plush body rather than clipped or glued, with embroidered facial details and no rings or hard joints to work loose. No sound level is published, and no seam-strength or use-and-abuse method or result stands behind the secure-encasement claim. Mouthing Material Safety — 92/100Every material a baby's mouth meets here is named: a 100% GOTS certified organic cotton shell dyed with GOTS-compliant low-impact, azo-free dyes, a fill of organic cotton and corn fibre, and a rattle insert of HIPS casing with GPPS beads that is PVC-free, BPA-free, phthalate-free and lead-free, with the features embroidered so there is no painted or coated surface to chew off. The range's distributor carries the same account of these rattles — organic cotton fabric and stitching with natural corn fibre filling and no hidden polyester. No heavy-metal or phthalate test results for the finished rattle are published. Toy Safety Compliance — 92/100These toys are mandatorily tested and bear ASTM, F963 and EN 71 safety certification, and adhere to governmental safety standards in the US, Australia, Canada and Europe. The range's distributor separately reports that every toy it supplies is tested by a reputable international laboratory to AS/NZS 8124, EN 71 or ASTM standards. No Children's Product Certificate or accredited-lab report is published for this rattle, and the CPSIA testing trail is not set out. Age Grading & Choking Safety — 88/100This is an all-soft 4 x 6 in plush rattle with embroidered eyes, nose and mouth rather than attached pieces, and the rattle insert is sewn in securely, so there are no applied small parts to detach. The 0m+ age grade and the from-birth suitability statement appear for sibling rattles in the same Organic Farm Buddies line rather than for this rattle, and no age grade or small-parts statement appears on this product's own listing. Recall History — 92/100We queried the full CPSC recall corpus — 9,944 records spanning 1973 to 2025 — and found a single entry for this brand: a 2013 recall of children's loungewear for violating the federal flammability standard. That was apparel rather than toys, thirteen years ago, and nothing has been filed since against the plush or doll lines. Certification Credibility — 92/100The cotton in this rattle is 100% GOTS certified organic and the fabric is dyed with GOTS-compliant low-impact, azo-free dyes, and the toys carry ASTM, F963 and EN 71 safety certification. An independent eco-toy roundup repeats the GOTS-certified organic cotton claim for these Farm Buddies rattles. No GOTS licence or certificate number is published, and the organic certification attaches to the cotton and the dye rather than to the assembled rattle. Transparency & Support — 90/100The materials are disclosed component by component — GOTS organic cotton shell and stitching, organic cotton and corn fibre fill, GOTS low-impact dye, and a securely sewn rattle insert using a HIPS casing with GPPS beads — and the toys are designed in San Francisco and manufactured in China. The specific factory or supplier is not named and no warranty term is published.
