Non-Toxic Pet Food Bags, ranked by PFAS grade

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Top-graded picks in the categories readers replace first, every one scored on the same rubric.

  • polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Bacterial growth in spent cartridges

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Avocado Vegan Mattress

Avocado

Vegan Mattress

100ExcellentPFAS grade
✓ MADE SAFE Certified✓ Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
  • organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Heavy metals

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

What we found
All 33 pet food bags PFAS Authority has graded reach its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, as of November 2026. The highest graded is Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits at 85 out of 100.

The full ranking is below, best-graded first, with every score linking to the evidence behind it.

Are pet food bags safe?

33 of the 33 pet food bags we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 0 do not. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.

Best graded pet food bags here

  1. 1Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits 85 out of 100
  2. 2Milk-Bone Milk Bone Mini Flavor Snacks Dog Treats 85 out of 100
  3. 3MILK-BONE ORIGINAL DOG BISCUITS 85 out of 100

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Pet Food Bags, ranked.

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Avoid70Good
Royal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog Food

Royal Canin

Small Adult Dry Dog Food

70/100 safety

Lower risk for PFAS in dry pet food packaging, but no brand transparency.

Better75Excellent
Purina Beneful Dry Dog Food Originals Salmon

Beneful

Purina Beneful Dry Dog Food Originals Salmon

75/100 safety

Skip if concerned; no PFAS data available from Purina.

Best pick85Excellent
Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits

Milk-Bone

Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits

85/100 safety

Lower concern dog treat; no evidence of PFAS in formulation.

Why Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits wins, and what it beats

Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 1 product it beats, so you can see exactly where the 10 points between the top and the bottom of this pet food bags ranking come from.

The winner

Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits
85Excellent
Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits

Made of Wheat flour, meat by-products, soy lecithin, standard binders and preservatives.

  • +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
  • +10Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
  • -10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.

15risk points in total, which is a grade of 85

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure, and our graders recorded 2 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.

What it beats, and why

Beneful Purina Beneful Dry Dog Food Originals Salmon
75Excellent10 points behind the winner
Beneful Purina Beneful Dry Dog Food Originals Salmon

What puts it behind. The winner earns -10 points for Base material not linked to PFAS. We found nothing comparable published for this product.

Made of Dry dog food kibble, no surface treatment disclosed.

  • +15No PFAS disclosure
  • +10Category baseline

25risk points, a grade of 75

No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.

Which pet food bags are PFAS-free? Good or Excellent, best-graded first

Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits

Milk-Bone

Flavor Snacks Dog Biscuits

85ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Wheat flour, meat by-products, soy lecithin, standard binders and preservatives
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Rancidity and oxidative degradation of fats

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Milk Bone Mini Flavor Snacks Dog Treats

Milk-Bone

Milk Bone Mini Flavor Snacks Dog Treats

85ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Grain, meat, fat, vegetable oil based ingredients
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mold and mycotoxin growth

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

MILK-BONE ORIGINAL DOG BISCUITS

Milk-Bone

ORIGINAL DOG BISCUITS

85ExcellentPFAS grade
  • grain flour, meat meal, binders, standard dog biscuit
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Rancidity and fat oxidation

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • kibble (meat, grains, typical dry food ingredients)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Lead

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • Dry dog food kibble, no surface treatment disclosed
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Lead

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Eukanuba Adult Dry Dog Food

Eukanuba

Adult Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • dry kibble, grain and meat-based
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Aflatoxin and mycotoxin contamination

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • dry dog food kibble, standard formulation
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mycotoxin contamination (aflatoxin)

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Purina Beneful Wet Dog Food Variety Pack

Beneful

Purina Beneful Wet Dog Food Variety Pack

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • wet dog food in metal cans or pouches
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • BPA & bisphenols

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Lamb Dry Dog Food

Eukanuba

Adult Large Breed Lamb Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • dry kibble, extruded grain and protein mixture
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Heavy metals

5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Eukanuba Adult Small Dry Dog Food

Eukanuba

Adult Small Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • dry dog kibble with standard coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Coating composition opacity (non-disclosure)

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Eukanuba Chicken Adult Dry Dog Food

Eukanuba

Chicken Adult Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Dry kibble, poultry-based with grains and minerals
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Bacterial contamination (storage and handling)

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Open Farm

Ancient Grains Puppy Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Dry kibble in paper/cardboard bag
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mycotoxin (aflatoxin) contamination

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Open Farm

Farmstead Duck & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Dry kibble with duck and grains
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mycotoxin contamination (aflatoxin)

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Open Farm

Harvest Chicken & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • kibble and grain ingredients in paper/cardboard bag
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Microbial contamination (mold, salmonella, E. coli)

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • dry dog kibble with chicken
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mycotoxin contamination (aflatoxin, vomitoxin)

5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Dog Food Dry

Eukanuba

Adult Large Breed Dog Food Dry

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • dry kibble, grain and protein blend
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • dry pet food kibble
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mycotoxin contamination (aflatoxins)

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Eukanuba Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food

Eukanuba

Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • kibble, grain and protein mixture
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Lead

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Orijen Dry Dog Food Original

Orijen

Dry Dog Food Original

70GoodPFAS grade
  • dry kibble in paper/kraft bag
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Orijen Original Dry Cat Food

Orijen

Original Dry Cat Food

70GoodPFAS grade
  • Paper/kraft sack with ink printing
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Plastic liner degradation and microplastic migration into kibble

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Purina Pro Plan Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb

Purina Pro Plan

Adult Dry Dog Food Lamb & Rice 5 lb

70GoodPFAS grade
  • paper/kraft outer bag with likely polyethylene inner lining (food contact)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mineral oil or ink migration from paper

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • Paper/cardboard bag with standard ink printing
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Cardboard breakdown and mold/bacterial growth
Royal Canin Adult Yorkshire Terrier Dry Dog Food

Royal Canin

Adult Yorkshire Terrier Dry Dog Food

70GoodPFAS grade
  • Paper/cardboard bag (primary packaging)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Microbial contamination in kibble

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Royal Canin Mini Breed 8+ Dry Dog Food

Royal Canin

Mini Breed 8+ Dry Dog Food

70GoodPFAS grade
  • Kraft paper or plastic laminate bag (typical dry pet food packaging)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Mold and mycotoxin contamination in stored kibble

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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