Mepal cares about your child's safety and well-being. With this in mind, below you will find information about the care and safe use of our products.
Mepal Mio non sippy cups, trainer cups and straw cups
The Mepal Mio drinking cups are suitable for children from:
The non spill sippy cup from 6 months onwards
The 360° trainer cup 200 ml from 6 months onwards
The 360° trainer cup 300 ml from 9 months onwards
The straw cup from 9 months
The children's glass (with straw) from 12 months
Sterilise by pouring boiling water over the cups:
Clean the product before first use. For sufficient cleaning, we recommend pouring boiling hot water on the drinking cups. This method is gentle but still removes bacteria without affecting the durability of the drinking cups.
- Put the drinking cups in a clean bowl. Pour boiling hot water over the drinking cups.
- Soak the drinking cups for about 5 minutes.
- Take them out and let them dry on a clean towel.
General safety and maintenance instructions:
- Continuouis and prolonged sucking of fluids will cause tooth decay.
- Always check food temperature before feeding.
- Throw away at the first signs of damage or weakness.
- Keep parts, which are not used, out of reach of children.
- Never use feeding teats as a soother.
- Always use this product with adult supervision.
- Before each subsequent use clean carefully to ensure hygiene.
- Parts needs to be washed and flushed thourougly.
- Avoid unsuitable common methods of heating, cleaning, storage and use which might damage the product.
- Do not leave a feeding teat in direct sunlight or heat, or leave in disinfectant ('sterilising solution'), for longer than recommended, as this may weaken the teat.
- Valid norm 14350
Mepal Mio milk powder dispenser, plates, bowls, bib, pacemat and cutlery
General safety and maintenance instructions:
- Always use this product under adult supervision.
- Keep unused components and products out of children's reach.
- Inspect before each use and discard at first sign of damage or weakness.
- Always check food temperature before feeding.
- Valid norm 14372
If you can't figure it out and still have questions, you can always contact us via customer service.
No, the Mepal Mio collection is not made of melamine. A variety of other materials are used to make our Mepal Mio collection. Information about what our products are made from can be found in the product specifications for each product on our website.
For this range, we use Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT), Polypropylene (PP), and Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE).
Yes, of course. All Mepal children's dinnerware complies with the European laws and regulations for consumer products that come into contact with food and beverages and is therefore safe to use. When used normally, i.e., not heated for a long time (longer than 2 hours), these products can be used safely.
Our advice is to do what you already do naturally to avoid your little one burning their mouth – allow the food to cool down a little before serving.
Yes, this is not a problem. When 'boiling hot' food (100ºC) is removed from the pan and put straight onto a plate, it will actually cool to between 60 and 80ºC in just a few seconds. The standard of 70ºC is only an issue when a product is subjected to prolonged heating for more than two hours. It's safe to use melamine products with food at a higher temperature as long as this is for less than two hours.
However, in practice, your food will never stay hot for more than a few minutes, so you can continue to use your dinnerware safely. All our products are safe for both children and adults and comply with European legislation and regulations for consumer products that come into contact with food and drink.
Yes, this is not a problem. The dinnerware may be exposed briefly (less than 2 hours) to a temperature above 70ºC, so a hot wash in your dishwasher won't cause any problems. The temperature of your dishwasher's hot wash program is usually only high for a short time. The standard we comply with is based on this practical situation, so our products can be cleaned in the dishwasher safely. All our products are safe for both children and adults and comply with European legislation and regulations for consumer products that come into contact with food and drink.
We recommend that you immerse the cups in the Mepal Mio collection in boiling water for 5 minutes before using them for the first time. This is to ensure that they are hygienically clean. For daily or more frequent cleaning, we recommend that only the silicone parts are sterilised by boiling.
Additional information to help maintain the hygiene of Mepal Mio products:
- All Mepal Mio components are dishwasher safe.
- After cleaning, store the components separately to ensure proper ventilation.
We are often asked, "My child finds sucking through the valve too difficult. Can I use the cup without the valve?" The answer is very simple: yes, you can. The Mepal Mio leakproof sippy cup can also be used without the valve. However, the cup will no longer be leakproof and will leak when held upside down.
We recommend using the Mepal Mio children's cup with a straw for children from 12 months.
The children's cup is not completely leak-proof, but the lid helps to reduce spills.
The lid with a straw prevents major messes but is not designed to be entirely leak-proof.
The Mepal Mio bib is dishwasher-safe or can be washed with warm water and a bit of soap.
However, it should not be put in the washing machine, as this may affect its shape.
In addition to the non-slip ring on the top for plates and bowls, the placemat also has four non-slip feet on the underside.
This ensures that the placemat stays firmly in place during use.
Yes, hot plates can also be placed on the silicone non-slip ring.
Silicone is resistant to high temperatures.