Microwavable Deli Containers vs Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container: which is safer?
Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container is the clear pick. Fabri-Kal Microwavable Deli Containers carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Fabri-Kal
Microwavable Deli Containers
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in grease-resistant coating (fluorinated barrier)
PossibleCoating degradation and migration over time
PossiblePolypropylene leaching at elevated temperatures
Our pick
Lakeland
Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleDegradation and food contact integrity
PossibleMold or bacterial growth from moisture retention
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in grease-resistant coating (fluorinated barrier), Coating degradation and migration over time, Polypropylene leaching at elevated temperatures and Antimony trioxide residue (catalyst from PP polymerization) on the Fabri-Kal and not on the Lakeland.
- We flag Degradation and food contact integrity and Mold or bacterial growth from moisture retention on the Lakeland and not on the Fabri-Kal.
- The Fabri-Kal is Polypropylene (PP) with grease-resistant coating where the Lakeland is Molded fiber/pulp (plant-based), 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 Lakeland is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Fabri-Kal grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, 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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