1/4 scale Domino's Pizza Box vs 8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box: which is safer?

8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box is the clear pick. 1/4 scale Domino's Pizza Box carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

1/4 scale Domino's Pizza Box

Domino's

1/4 scale Domino's Pizza Box

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Corrugated cardboard with grease-resistant coating

Confidence

45%

LikelyFluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS-related but graded separately)

PossibleBacterial or mold growth from moisture

PossibleCoating degradation under heat or prolonged contact with acidic food

Our pick

8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box

8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Poor 40/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Kraft paper (uncoated)

Confidence

78%

PossibleChlorine residues from kraft pulp bleaching

PossibleHeavy metals in inks and adhesives

LikelyGrease saturation and structural failure

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS-related but graded separately), Bacterial or mold growth from moisture and Coating degradation under heat or prolonged contact with acidic food on the Domino's and not on the .
  • We flag Chlorine residues from kraft pulp bleaching, Heavy metals in inks and adhesives, Grease saturation and structural failure and Microcontaminants from recycled fiber content on the and not on the Domino's.
  • The Domino's is Corrugated cardboard with grease-resistant coating where the is Kraft paper (uncoated), 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 is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Domino's grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

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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