ECO-Takeout Single Entree Food Container EC-08 (Jade) vs Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct: which is safer?
Matter Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct is the clear pick. ECO-Takeout Single Entree Food Container EC-08 (Jade) carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
ECO-Takeout Single Entree Food Container EC-08 (Jade)
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCoating leachables (unidentified water-repellent treatment)
PossibleCoating degradation and particle migration
PossibleMicrobial growth or mold in fiber substrate
Our pick
Matter
Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMicrobe/mold growth if stored damp
PossibleCellulose degradation under repeated hot/wet stress
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Coating leachables (unidentified water-repellent treatment), Coating degradation and particle migration and Microbial growth or mold in fiber substrate on the and not on the Matter.
- We flag Microbe/mold growth if stored damp and Cellulose degradation under repeated hot/wet stress on the Matter and not on the .
- The is Molded fiber (post-consumer waste) with water-based coating where the Matter is Plant-based fiber pulp (compostable), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 75 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Matter is the one to buy.
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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