25Poor

Does Dart Container food packaging have PFAS?

The verdict
Dart Container food packaging averages 25 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Dart Container food packaging products graded as of October 2026, below the 34 out of 100 median for the 39 other food packaging brands graded alongside it.
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Dart Container food packaging averages Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 22% of the food packaging brands we grade.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

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Which Dart Container food packaging contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Dart Compostable Fiber Take-Out Bowl 24 oz.

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Dart Compostable Fiber Take-Out Bowl 24 oz.

25PoorPFAS grade
  • Compostable fiber (plant-based) with unspecified grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Dart Compostable Molded Fiber Hinged Trays

25PoorPFAS grade
  • Molded fiber (sugarcane bagasse/wood pulp) with waterproofing coating
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  • Compostable fiber (plant-based pulp) with unknown water/grease-resistant coating
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Dart ProPlanet Hinged Take-Out Container

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25PoorPFAS grade
  • Molded fiber/paperboard with proprietary coating
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  • Fiber-based container with grease-resistant coating (composition unspecified)
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Better food packaging from other brands

Graded higher than the Dart Container average of 25.

Matter Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct

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100ExcellentPFAS grade
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See every Dart Container product we grade on the Dart Container brand page, or the full food packaging ranking.