Avant Grub 100% Recyclable 8oz Brown Chinese Take Out Boxes 50pk. Leakproof Greaseproof To 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. Avant Grub 100% Recyclable 8oz Brown Chinese Take Out Boxes 50pk. Leakproof Greaseproof To carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Lakeland
Avant Grub 100% Recyclable 8oz Brown Chinese Take Out Boxes 50pk. Leakproof Greaseproof To
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in grease-resistant coating
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticles
ReportedRecycling contamination from coating
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, Coating degradation and microparticles and Recycling contamination from coating on the Lakeland 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 Lakeland.
- The Lakeland is paperboard with grease-resistant coating, unspecified where the Lakeland is Molded fiber/pulp (plant-based), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 40 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Lakeland is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Lakeland grade, at 35% 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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