Butcher Paper Roll for Smoking Meat vs Member's Mark Heavy Duty Food Service Foil: which is safer?

Member's Mark Heavy Duty Food Service Foil is the clear pick. Butcher Paper Roll for Smoking Meat carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Butcher Paper Roll for Smoking Meat

Butcher Paper (generic/store brands)

Butcher Paper Roll for Smoking Meat

PFAS grade

F 25/100

Overall grade

F 7/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Kraft paper with silicone or wax coating for moisture/grease resistance

Confidence

45%

PossibleSilicone or wax coating leachates (non-PFAS)

PossibleMold or microbial growth if stored improperly

ReportedCoating degradation over time releasing small particles

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

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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