Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper vs If You Care Parchment Baking Sheets: which is safer?

If You Care Parchment Baking Sheets is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper

Parchment Paper by Harris Teeter

Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper

PFAS grade

F 25/100

Overall grade

F 7/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

silicone-coated or uncoated cellulose with non-stick treatment

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating or silicone fume risk (thermal decomposition)

ReportedPFAS in grease-resistant coating

PossibleMicroplastic or coating particle release (mechanical wear)

Why this grade

Our pick

If You Care Parchment Baking Sheets

Parchment Paper by Kroger

If You Care Parchment Baking Sheets

PFAS grade

F 50/100

Overall grade

F 28/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

bleached paper with silicone coating

Confidence

72%

PossibleSilicone migration into food

PossiblePaper degradation and fiber shedding

PossibleOff-gassing at high temperature

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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