Paper Straws vs Comfy Package Paper Drinking Straws: which is safer?
Aardvark Paper Straws is the clear pick. Comfy Package Paper Drinking Straws carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Aardvark
Paper Straws
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMold or microbial growth from moisture
PossiblePaper fragmentation ingestion
Straws PAPER
Comfy Package Paper Drinking Straws
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleUnspecified barrier coating composition
PossibleMicrobial growth during storage or use
PossibleCoating degradation and particle shedding at high temperature
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Mold or microbial growth from moisture and Paper fragmentation ingestion on the Aardvark and not on the Straws PAPER.
- We flag Unspecified barrier coating composition, Microbial growth during storage or use and Coating degradation and particle shedding at high temperature on the Straws PAPER and not on the Aardvark.
- The Aardvark is paper (uncoated or standard coating) where the Straws PAPER is Paper with moisture/grease barrier coating (unspecified), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Aardvark is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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