bulk butcher wrapping paper vs Member's Mark Heavy Duty Food Service Foil: which is safer?

Member's Mark Heavy Duty Food Service Foil is the clear pick. bulk butcher wrapping paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

bulk butcher wrapping paper

Butcher Paper (generic/store brands)

bulk butcher wrapping paper

PFAS grade

F 25/100

Overall grade

F 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

bleached kraft paper with unspecified moisture/grease barrier coating

Confidence

45%

LikelyPFAS-based grease barriers (reported separately at 25/100)

PossibleMicroplastics from coating degradation

PossibleFormaldehyde or urea-formaldehyde resins in coating

Why this grade

Our pick

Member's Mark Heavy Duty Food Service Foil

Sam's Club

Member's Mark Heavy Duty Food Service Foil

PFAS grade

C 70/100

Overall grade

D 66/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Aluminum foil

Confidence

82%

PossibleAluminum leaching from acidic foods

Why this gradeBuy

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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