Polypropylene Clear Deli Containers - 32 oz. vs Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Fabri-Kal
Polypropylene Clear Deli Containers - 32 oz.
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 62/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Polypropylene (PP), no added Teflon-family coating
Confidence
78%
PossibleMicroplastics from thermal degradation
PossibleMonomer or oligomer leaching (propylene, residual catalysts)
Lakeland
Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 62/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Molded fiber/pulp (plant-based)
Confidence
72%
PossibleDegradation and food contact integrity
PossibleMold or bacterial growth from moisture retention
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Microplastics from thermal degradation and Monomer or oligomer leaching (propylene, residual catalysts) 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), no added fluoropolymer coating where the Lakeland is Molded fiber/pulp (plant-based), 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.
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