Custom Fast Food Wrappers and Sandwich Bags vs Fast Food Wrapping Paper: which is safer?

Custom Fast Food Wrappers and Sandwich Bags is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

In-N-Out Burger

Custom Fast Food Wrappers and Sandwich Bags

PFAS grade

F 25/100

Overall grade

F 17/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Coated paper/paperboard with grease-resistant treatment

Confidence

45%

PossibleMicroplastics from coating breakdown

PossibleAdhesives and barrier layer components (non-PFAS)

Why this grade

In-N-Out Burger

Fast Food Wrapping Paper

PFAS grade

F 25/100

Overall grade

F 7/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

bleached paper with grease-resistant coating

Confidence

45%

ReportedFluorinated coating (grease-resistant, non-PFAS characterization)

PossibleBleached paper residues (dioxins, chlorine byproducts)

PossibleUnidentified additives in coating or sizing

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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