Duro Bag 25 lb Short Heavy Duty Kraft Grocery Bag vs Duro Bag 71010 Heavy-Duty Kraft Grocery Bag: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Duro Bag 25 lb Short Heavy Duty Kraft Grocery Bag

Duro Bag Manufacturing

Duro Bag 25 lb Short Heavy Duty Kraft Grocery Bag

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 66/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Unbleached kraft paper

Confidence

72%

PossibleMold or microbial growth on stored paper

Duro Bag 71010 Heavy-Duty Kraft Grocery Bag

Duro Bag Manufacturing

Duro Bag 71010 Heavy-Duty Kraft Grocery Bag

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 66/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

kraft paper, uncoated or minimal treatment

Confidence

78%

PossibleMold and microbial contamination

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Mold or microbial growth on stored paper on the Duro Bag Manufacturing and not on the Duro Bag Manufacturing.
  • We flag Mold and microbial contamination on the Duro Bag Manufacturing and not on the Duro Bag Manufacturing.
  • The Duro Bag Manufacturing is Unbleached kraft paper where the Duro Bag Manufacturing is kraft paper, uncoated or minimal treatment, 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.

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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