Food Storage Containers with Lids vs Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container: which is safer?
Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Hefty
Food Storage Containers with Lids
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Poor 42/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Polypropylene (PP) plastic container with lids
Confidence
72%
PossiblePhthalates
PossibleMicroplastics from degradation
ReportedOligomer and monomer leaching
Our pick
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 Phthalates, Microplastics from degradation, Oligomer and monomer leaching and Lid seal failure and bacterial growth on the Hefty 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 Hefty.
- The Hefty is Polypropylene (PP) plastic container with lids 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.
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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