14 Inch Pizza Box vs 8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box: which is safer?

8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box is the clear pick. 14 Inch Pizza Box carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

14 Inch Pizza Box

14 Inch Pizza Box

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Corrugated cardboard with grease-resistant coating (composition unspecified)

Confidence

35%

LikelyPFAS in grease-resistant coating (reported separately above)

PossibleInk and pigments (mineral-based or dye-based printing)

PossibleAdhesive off-gassing (cardboard assembly)

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 PFAS in grease-resistant coating (reported separately above), Ink and pigments (mineral-based or dye-based printing), Adhesive off-gassing (cardboard assembly) and Microplastic or cardboard fiber shedding on the 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 .
  • The is Corrugated cardboard with grease-resistant coating (composition unspecified) 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 grade, at 35% 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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