Non-Toxic Pizza Boxes, ranked by PFAS grade

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95ExcellentPFAS grade

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.

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Aquasure

Premier Series 75 GPD Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System

100ExcellentPFAS grade

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.

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Avocado

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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.

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What we found November 2026

13 of the 15 pizza boxes PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, 86.7% of the category, as of November 2026, leaving 2 that pass. The highest graded is 8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box at 70 out of 100.

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

Are pizza boxes safe?

2 of the 15 pizza boxes we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 13 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 pizza boxes here

18" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box 70 out of 100
2Who Gives A Crap Krusty Krab Full Size Pizza Box Costume Prop 70 out of 100
3Domino's 1/4 scale Domino's Pizza Box 25 out of 100

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Pizza Boxes, ranked.

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Avoid25Poor

White Pizza Boxes

25/100 safety

Skip or contact directly; grease-resistant pizza box coatings commonly contain PFAS.

Why avoid it

Best pick70Good

8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box

70/100 safety

Lower risk; uncoated kraft pizza box poses minimal PFAS concern.

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Why 8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box 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 45 points between the top and the bottom of this pizza boxes ranking come from.

The winner

70Good

8" Kraft Paper Open Pizza Box

Made of Kraft paper (uncoated).

+25Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
+15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
-10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.

30risk points in total, which is a grade of 70

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure, and our graders recorded 4 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.

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What it beats, and why

25Poor45 points behind the winner

Domino's 1/4 scale Domino's Pizza Box

What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The winner carries no such factor.

Made of Corrugated cardboard with grease-resistant coating.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
+25Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure

75risk points, a grade of 25

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.