UV Haze 010 Filter vs Storm Case with Foam: which is safer?

B+W UV Haze 010 Filter is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

B+W UV Haze 010 Filter

B+W

UV Haze 010 Filter

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 85/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

none flagged

Material

Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces

Confidence

82%
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Pelican Storm Case with Foam

Pelican

Storm Case with Foam

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Polypropylene case, polyurethane foam

Confidence

45%

PossiblePolyurethane foam off-gassing (VOCs)

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from foam compression

Why this gradeBuy

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Polyurethane foam off-gassing (VOCs) and Microplastic shedding from foam compression on the Pelican and not on the B+W.
  • The B+W is Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces where the Pelican is Polypropylene case, polyurethane foam, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
  • We are less certain about the Pelican grade, at 45% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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