PFAS score
Compostables Ltd · Compostable Bowls
Fertile Ground Fiber Bowls
Skip until brand clarifies water-resistance chemistry, fiber bowls often use PFAS-based barrier coatings.
Fiber bowls marketed as compostable typically require water and grease resistance coatings to function in food contact. Compostables Ltd provides no public disclosure of their coating chemistry or PFAS status.
The safe swap
Vegware
Bridge-Gate 12 oz. White Bagasse Bowl (1000 per Case)
100/100 safety
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Material
fiber/plant-based composite with unspecified water-resistant coating
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
Why this grade
Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS.
Category baseline
food packaging is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement about PFAS in this product.
What we don’t know
This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 42% confidence. It is not a lab result.
No independent PFAS lab test is on record for this exact product. A lab test could move the score in either direction.
The brand has not made a specific, verifiable PFAS-free statement, so part of this score reflects that missing disclosure rather than a confirmed material.
Formulations and coatings change between production runs. Always check the current label before buying.
Safer alternatives in Compostable Bowls
Vegware
Bridge-Gate 12 oz. White Bagasse Bowl (1000 per Case)
bagasse (sugarcane fiber), uncoated
Lower-concern choice, bagasse bowl with no intentional PFAS and third-party verification of SPC standards.
✓Verified PFAS-free by a third party
BioPac
World Centric Compostable Bowls
Compostable plant-based fiber (sugarcane bagasse or similar)
Lower-concern choice, plant-based compostable bowls with no reported PFAS risk.
✓Verified PFAS-free by a third party
Eco-Products
ECO-SYSTEMS Kraft Molded Fiber Bowl
Kraft molded fiber (uncoated or minimal treatment)
Lower-concern choice; molded fiber inherently avoids PFAS, but verify specific batch has no applied water-resistant coating.
⚠Risky category by default
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How we score: every product runs through the same public 0–100 rubric based on materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls. See the full methodology → Spotted a mistake? Report an error.