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Processed David bars test cleaner for microplastics than agricultural RXBARs

Peter Rahal · 20VC: The $BN Greenoaks Backed Protein Bar | Hitting $100M Revenues in David's First Year: Lessons & Mistakes | $0 to $600M: The Untold RXBAR Story | Product-Market-Fit, Pricing, Branding: What Every Founder Gets Wrong Today with Peter Rahal · Aug 8, 2025 · at 34:57

Peter Rahal, founder of David and co-founder of RXBAR, compares testing data on plasticizers and heavy metals between the two product lines.

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“RX bars were like really bad on, on plasticizers. So microplastics and RX bars predominantly an agricultural product. It's dates, almonds, eggs. David scores like is super clean. It doesn't have any plasticizers, heavy metals, and that's because of its processing.”

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The claim, plainly

David protein bars contain fewer plasticizers and heavy metals than RXBARs due to their processing.

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Assessment

The resolution criteria specifically require independent laboratory testing reports or consumer advocacy group tests comparing the plasticizer and heavy metal levels of David protein bars against RXBARs. While PlasticList.org published independent testing showing plasticizers in RXBARs, and David Protein published third-party lab testing for its own bars showing non-detectable levels of plasticizers and low heavy metals, no independent consumer advocacy group or lab has published a head-to-head comparative report evaluating both brands side-by-side for these contaminants as of July 2026.

PlasticList.org testing from December 2024 confirmed detectable BPA and phthalates in RXBAR products.
David Protein self-published commissioned third-party lab tests showing non-detectable levels of plasticizers and low heavy metals for David bars, but these are manufacturer-commissioned and non-comparative.
No independent third-party laboratory or consumer advocacy group has published comparative head-to-head testing for plasticizers or heavy metals between David protein bars and RXBARs.

Checked against

[1] substack.com [2] readfeedme.com [3] plasticlist.org [4] cleanlabelproject.org [5] davidprotein.com [6] davidprotein.com [7] nutritionaloutlook.com [8] classaction.org

assessed as of 2026-07-23

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