Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct vs Eco Friendly Take Out Box: which is safer?
Matter Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct is the clear pick. Eco Friendly Take Out Box carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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
Eco Friendly Take Out Box
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorinated grease-resistant coatings (PFAS chemistry undisclosed)
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticulate shedding
PossibleUndisclosed additives in paperboard or coating
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Microbe/mold growth if stored damp and Cellulose degradation under repeated hot/wet stress on the Matter and not on the .
- We flag Fluorinated grease-resistant coatings (PFAS chemistry undisclosed), Coating degradation and microparticulate shedding, Undisclosed additives in paperboard or coating and Migration of coating into fatty or acidic foods on the and not on the Matter.
- The Matter is Plant-based fiber pulp (compostable) where the is paperboard with unknown grease-resistant coating, 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.
- We are less certain about the grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, 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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