Duro Bag 71010 Heavy-Duty Kraft Grocery Bag vs #9 White 5.5x4.5" Grease Resistant Bags (2,000/Case): which is safer?
Duro Bag 71010 Heavy-Duty Kraft Grocery Bag is the clear pick. #9 White 5.5x4.5" Grease Resistant Bags (2,000/Case) 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMold and microbial contamination
#9 White 5.5x4.5" Grease Resistant Bags (2,000/Case)
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyGrease-resistant coating leaching (fluorochemical PFAS suspected)
PossibleCoating breakdown and microparticle migration
PossibleFormaldehyde or other VOCs from coating curing process
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 leaching (fluorochemical PFAS suspected), Coating breakdown and microparticle migration and Formaldehyde or other VOCs from coating curing process on the and not on the Duro Bag Manufacturing.
- The Duro Bag Manufacturing is kraft paper, uncoated or minimal treatment where the is Paper/kraft 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 35% 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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