Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish vs Butcher Freezer Paper: which is safer?

Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish is the clear pick. Butcher Freezer Paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

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Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish

PFAS grade

C 70/100

Overall grade

F 62/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Natural bleached kraft paper, no specified coating

Confidence

78%

PossibleInk and printing chemical migration

PossibleMold and microbial growth if stored wet

Why this gradeBuy

Freezer Paper by Store Brand (Kroger/Safeway/etc)

Butcher Freezer Paper

PFAS grade

F 25/100

Overall grade

F 7/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

paper with polyethylene and wax coating

Confidence

55%

PossiblePFAS in grease-resistant coating

PossiblePolyethylene microplastics from coating degradation

ReportedWax leaching at elevated temperatures

Why this grade

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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