Warranty

WHERE ARE GIR'S TOOLS MADE?
The pharmaceutical grade silicone base material that we use is produced in the US -- upstate New York,
to be exact. To mold our tools, we're currently working with an eco-friendly factory in China that
maintains fair labor practices and produces some of the highest-quality silicone products in the world
for a variety of very well-known kitchenwares companies. Interestingly, we were able to find a much
higher quality manufacturer overseas. Both the US silicone manufacturer and overseas molding factory
have a great track record and are completely FDA, NSF, and LFGB compliant and ISO:9001 certified. We
can’t speak more highly of the people, conditions, and environmental consciousness of both places.
HOW IS OUR SILICONE CURED?
Pharmaceutical/medical grade silicone can be either addition-cured (platinum-cured) or
precipitate-cured (peroxide-cured). While pharma/medical designations are generally an indication of
a high-quality material, "platinum" does not necessarily indicate that a product is medical grade, and
vice versa . That said, GIR uses platinum-cured, pharmaceutical grade silicone in all its products. Our
materials are free of fillers and PCBs and are of a quality suitable for medical devices and infant use.
Generally speaking, we use the best food-safe silicone that's possible to source.
"PINCH TEST" FOR QUALITY
The "pinch test" is a widely propagated urban myth as associated with silicone elastomers. Some plastics
may exhibit what's commonly referred to as "stress whitening”, and that behavior has been misattributed
to silicones by a few internet sources we've come across over the years. Stress whitening marks typically
do not fade once they appear in a plastic or thermoplastic surface; you'll often notice them in dented or
well-worn plastic children's toys, disposable cutlery, small consumer electronics, and the like. In performance
silico
ne elastomers (which are not plastics), any whitening you might see in a “pinch test” will immediately
fade once the material flexes back to its original shape, and is simply a optical effect of the pigmented
elastomers stretching and regaining their shape. It is not at all a reliable indicator of the presence of
unwanted fillers or the use of a precipitate cure process.
FAQ
Does the lifetime guarantee really last a lifetime?
Yup, there's no expiration - we've got your back.
LIFETIME GUARANTEE
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