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

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

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Aplin Films

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

Sappi Fine Papers

Greaseproof Paper

PFAS grade

F 25/100

Overall grade

F 13/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Cellulose with grease-resistant coating

Confidence

35%

PossiblePFAS in grease-resistant coating

PossibleCoating leaching under heat or acid stress

PossibleMicroparticle shedding from worn paper

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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