UV Haze 010 Filter vs Stratus 8 Shoulder Bag: which is safer?

B+W UV Haze 010 Filter is the clear pick. Tamrac Stratus 8 Shoulder Bag carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

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%
Tamrac Stratus 8 Shoulder Bag

Tamrac

Stratus 8 Shoulder Bag

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Poor 32/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Nylon/polyester fabric with water-resistant coating, unspecified water-repellent coating treatment

Confidence

35%

PossibleFluorinated water-repellent treatment (water-repellent coating) chemistry

PossibleCoating wear and microfiber shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated water-repellent treatment (DWR) chemistry and Coating wear and microfiber shedding on the Tamrac and not on the B+W.
  • The B+W is Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces where the Tamrac is Nylon/polyester fabric with water-resistant coating, unspecified DWR treatment, 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 B+W is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Tamrac grade, at 35% 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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