Duro Bag 71010 Heavy-Duty Kraft Grocery Bag vs 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" White Bakery Bag w/ Clear Front: which is safer?
Duro Bag 71010 Heavy-Duty Kraft Grocery Bag is the clear pick. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" White Bakery Bag w/ Clear Front carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
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
4 1/4" x 6 1/2" White Bakery Bag w/ Clear Front
PFAS grade
Poor 25/100
Overall grade
Bad 17/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
paper with grease-resistant coating (type unspecified)
Confidence
42%
PossibleGrease-resistant coating chemistry (non-PFAS hazards)
PossibleBacterial growth in damp storage
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Mold and microbial contamination on the Duro Bag Manufacturing and not on the .
- We flag Grease-resistant coating chemistry (non-PFAS hazards) and Bacterial growth in damp storage on the and not on the Duro Bag Manufacturing.
- The Duro Bag Manufacturing is kraft paper, uncoated or minimal treatment where the is paper with grease-resistant coating (type unspecified), 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 Duro Bag Manufacturing is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the grade, at 42% confidence against 78%, 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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