Baby and kids manufacturers
Baby food and pouches, kids snacks and vitamins, wipes and baby skincare. What to require when your customers are children, the questions to ask, and US makers whose own websites back every claim we list.
The FDA has set lead action levels for processed baby food, and California requires baby food sold there to be tested for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury, with results published. Ask what they test, on which lots, and with which lab.
Shelf-stable purees are low-acid or acidified foods under FDA rules and need a filed process. Refrigerated pouches often use HPP instead. Ask which they run and for what shelf life.
Retailers expect SQF, BRCGS or FSSC 22000 for baby food and kids snacks. Ask for the certificate and how they manage allergens on shared lines.
Puffs, melts and toddler snacks need specs for how they dissolve and their size and shape. Agree on them in writing and on how each lot is checked.
Baby wipes and skincare are cosmetics under MoCRA, or OTC drugs for diaper rash and sunscreen. Claims such as tear-free or pediatrician tested need test reports. Ask who runs the tests.
Parents and retailers expect fast answers. Every unit should carry a lot code and date you can trace to ingredient lots and test results.
US manufacturers whose own websites say they make these products for other brands.
10 of 10 manufacturers
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Fruit processor in Mt. Jackson, Virginia that makes applesauce, fruit pouches and conventional and organic baby food pouches for private label and co-packing customers, alongside jams and fruit spreads.
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Chino, CA · also WI
Wet wipes contract and private label manufacturer with plants in Chino, California and Fredonia, Wisconsin. It makes baby wipes (fragrance-free, water-based, hypoallergenic and medicated) along with beauty, OTC and household wipes, and develops custom formulas.
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Sanger, CA
Baby food maker in Sanger, California that produces organic and conventional purees in jars, pouches and tubs under retailer and brand labels. It offers more than 50 stock recipes and helps with baby food label requirements.
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Halethorpe, MD
Food co-packer in Halethorpe, Maryland (Clean Label Gourmet Foods) that makes and packages baby food for brands using hot fill, cold fill and in-house HPP, including spouted pouches and stick packs. It has a smaller kitchen for startups and a larger plant for scale.
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St. Louis, MO
Wet wipes and personal care maker headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that makes baby and toddler wipes and baby toiletries for store brands and contract manufacturing partners.
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Mount Prospect, IL
Private label and contract manufacturer of wet wipes and unit-dose detergent pacs. It makes fragrance-free and lotioned baby wipes for retailers and brands, with custom substrates, fold types and pack formats.
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Sheboygan, WI · also AR, TN
Wet wipes maker headquartered in Sheboygan, Wisconsin that produces private label baby wipes (alcohol-free, fragrance-free and lotioned, in packs, refills and tubs) and runs a contract manufacturing service for brand owners.
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Sun Valley, CA
Private label and custom skincare manufacturer in Sun Valley, California with a baby care line of lotions, washes and balms, plus wipes, OTC and organic products. Stock formulas start at small runs per SKU; custom manufacturing has higher minimums.
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Stated minimum: 12 units per SKU (in-house private label formulas)
Middlebury, VT
Natural and organic soap maker in Middlebury, Vermont that white labels a mild baby wash and baby shampoo (natural or certified organic base) and other soaps and cleaners, and develops custom formulas and scents for brands.
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Cincinnati, OH
Private label and contract supplement maker in Cincinnati, Ohio that makes gummies, capsules and tinctures, with stock and custom gummy formulas that include children's vitamins. Label printing and bottling are done in the same facility.
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Listings are in alphabetical order and no manufacturer pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the manufacturer’s own website on the date shown. Minimums appear only when the manufacturer states one. Confirm details, certificates and pricing with the manufacturer before you sign.
California requires baby food sold in the state to be tested for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury, with results available to shoppers. The FDA has set lead action levels for processed baby food. Ask your co-packer what it tests and how often.
Not well. Baby food needs low-acid or acidified processing, tight allergen control, heavy metals testing and texture specs. Choose a co-packer that already makes baby or toddler products.
No. Infant formula has its own FDA rules for nutrients, testing and registration, and few US plants make it for other brands. Talk to a regulatory consultant first.
When a test result or complaint comes in, you need every unit from that lot, where it is and who bought it, within hours.
If you are a US contract manufacturer or co-packer, request a free listing. No paid placement.