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Including the less flattering one. The lid is 18/0, not 18/8, and PlanetBox says so and explains why. That honesty about the cheaper lid steel is part of why it scores 87/100.
The question worth asking about a stainless lunchbox is which stainless. Most brands answer “food grade” and stop, which is not an answer.
PlanetBox names both grades it uses, including the cheaper one, and explains why it is there. That is the behaviour this site is built to reward.
It is a disclosure score out of 100, not a safety rating: what it is made of, who tested it, where it is made, whether the claim matches the evidence. A pan can score 20 and be perfectly fine to cook in. What a low score means is that nobody outside the company can check. The rubric is here.
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Names both steel grades — including the less flattering one. The lid is 18/0, not 18/8, and they say so and explain why: the 400 series holds magnets better. Their FAQ states the products are tested by CPSC-accepted third-party laboratories against FDA, CPSC and CPSIA rules, that the silicone is LFGB grade, and that the steel is made by partners in China.
What we’d want you to know:
The full entry, with every source · The maker’s own page
The most legible lunchbox we have checked. Both steel grades named, third-party testing against FDA, CPSC and CPSIA rules described, LFGB silicone, and China stated plainly as the country of manufacture rather than hidden.
The 18/0 lid is not a flaw they hid — it is a design choice they explain, because the 400-series steel holds magnets. A brand willing to publish the less impressive number is usually telling you the truth about the impressive ones too.
They also say the Rover is not leak-proof, which is the kind of thing most brands leave you to discover. If you want a sealed box, this is not it.
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