Fred Meyer Pur Plus Water Filtration Pitcher vs Culligan 12-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Bacterial growth on exhausted or improperly maintained filter media, Filter media degradation and particle release, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) not reliably removed and Contaminant rebound if pitcher is left standing unused on the PUR and not on the ZeroWater.
• We flag Bacterial growth in reservoir if filter unmaintained or water stored too long, Filter cartridge degradation and particle escape if overfilled or misseated and Ion-exchange resin saturation without visible warning on the ZeroWater and not on the PUR.
• The PUR is Activated carbon filter media, plastic pitcher housing where the ZeroWater is Activated carbon and ion-exchange resin filter media, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
• These two are 5 points apart, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.