The Boxery Brown Kraft Paper Roll vs Unbleached Butcher Paper Rolls: which is safer?

The Boxery Brown Kraft Paper Roll is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

The Boxery Brown Kraft Paper Roll

International Paper

The Boxery Brown Kraft Paper Roll

PFAS grade

C 70/100

Overall grade

F 62/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Unbleached kraft paper, cellulose-based

Confidence

82%

PossibleResidual pulping chemicals (sizing agents, water repellents)

PossibleMicrobiological contamination (mold, bacterial spores)

Unbleached Butcher Paper Rolls

Katom

Unbleached Butcher Paper Rolls

PFAS grade

C 70/100

Overall grade

F 58/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

unbleached kraft paper, no stated coating

Confidence

78%

PossibleInk or printing residue (if printed)

PossibleMineral oil contamination (recycled fiber source)

PossibleMoisture-borne bacterial or mold growth

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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