The Best Non-Toxic Frozen French Fries & Frozen Food Bags of 2026

We scored 15 frozen french fries & frozen food bags for PFAS forever chemicals and other hazards, then ranked them safest first. The top pick is Cascadian Farm Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut at 70/100. Every score below links to the full breakdown of what earned it.

How to read these scores. PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Each grade is a model-based assessment built from published ingredient lists, materials, certifications, brand disclosures, recalls and third-party lab results where they exist. Read the full rubric to see exactly what adds and removes points.
93% of the 15 frozen french fries & frozen food bags we scored fail our PFAS and toxin screen.
PFAS Authority, September 2026. Free to cite with a link. See the full dataset.

The safest PFAS-free frozen french fries & frozen food bags we have scored

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    Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut

    Cascadian Farm

    Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut

    paper/cardboard box and plastic film inner bag

    PFAS Grade70Good
    Overall Grade66Good
    ⚠️

    Acrylamide formation during cooking

    Limited concern

    70

    Lower PFAS concern for frozen food in standard packaging; no red flags, but brand offers no transparency.

    ⚠Risky category by default

    Why this gradeBuy

The frozen french fries & frozen food bags we would skip

Lowest scoring in this category, worst first.

Ore Ida Golden Crispy Straight Cut Fries

Ore-Ida

Ore Ida Golden Crispy Straight Cut Fries

Cardboard box with grease-resistant coating

PFAS Grade25Poor
Overall Grade0Bad
♾️

PFAS

High concern

20
⚠️

Acrylamide from high-heat cooking

Limited concern

70
🐛

Pesticide residue

Limited concern

70
⚠️

Sodium intake and processing additives

Moderate concern

45

Skip until Ore-Ida confirms packaging PFAS status; grease-resistant coatings commonly use PFAS.

⚠Waterproof or stain-proof treatment

Why this gradeSafer picks →
Ore Ida Golden Crinkles French Fried Potatoes

Ore-Ida

Ore Ida Golden Crinkles French Fried Potatoes

paper/cardboard packaging with grease-resistant coating

PFAS Grade25Poor
Overall Grade0Bad
♾️

PFAS

High concern

20
⚠️

Acrylamide formation during frying

Limited concern

70
🧠

Lead

Limited concern

70

Skip until brand discloses coating composition; grease-resistant food packaging commonly uses PFAS.

⚠Waterproof or stain-proof treatment

Why this gradeSafer picks →
Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries

Ore-Ida

Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries

paper/cardboard packaging with grease-resistant coating (likely fluorinated or PFAS-based)

PFAS Grade25Poor
Overall Grade0Bad
♾️

PFAS

High concern

20
⚠️

Acrylamide formation (cooking byproduct)

Limited concern

70
⚠️

Sodium content

Moderate concern

45

Skip or seek alternative; grease-resistant frozen-food packaging commonly uses PFAS; no brand disclosure available.

⚠Waterproof or stain-proof treatment

Why this gradeSafer picks →

What we check on frozen french fries & frozen food bags

  • BPA & bisphenols. Plastic-hardening chemicals linked to hormone disruption. FDA
  • Phthalates. Plastic softeners studied for endocrine effects. ATSDR
  • Microplastics. Tiny plastic particles that shed from products into food and water. EPA

Full point-by-point rubric on the methodology page.

The frozen french fries & frozen food bags brands that will not say

4 of the brands here publish nothing about PFAS at all. Silence is not evidence of harm, but it is why none of them score well on disclosure.

Cascadian Farm, Lamb Weston, McCain, Ore-Ida.

Common questions about PFAS-free frozen french fries & frozen food bags

Is frozen french fries & frozen food bags PFAS free?

Mostly not. Of the 15 frozen french fries & frozen food bags we have scored, 93% fail our PFAS and toxin screen, which leaves 1 that pass. The highest scoring is Cascadian Farm Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut at 70 out of 100. The lowest is Ore-Ida Ore Ida Golden Crispy Straight Cut Fries at 25.

What is the safest frozen french fries & frozen food bags you have scored?

Cascadian Farm Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut, at 70 out of 100, which we band as Good. It is paper/cardboard box and plastic film inner bag.

Which frozen french fries & frozen food bags should I avoid?

The three lowest scoring we hold are Ore-Ida Ore Ida Golden Crispy Straight Cut Fries at 25, Ore-Ida Ore Ida Golden Crinkles French Fried Potatoes at 25, Ore-Ida Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries at 25. The problem with the first is that skip until Ore-Ida confirms packaging PFAS status; grease-resistant coatings commonly use PFAS.

How can you tell if frozen french fries & frozen food bags contain PFAS?

In this category we check for bpa & bisphenols, phthalates, microplastics. Plastic-hardening chemicals linked to hormone disruption. Language like stain resistant, water repellent or easy release usually means fluorinated chemistry even when PFAS is never printed on the box.

Which frozen french fries & frozen food bags brands will not say whether they use PFAS?

4 of the brands we scored in this category publish nothing about PFAS at all, including Cascadian Farm, Lamb Weston, McCain, Ore-Ida. Silence is not evidence of harm, but it is the reason those brands cannot score well on disclosure.

Do you lab test frozen french fries & frozen food bags?

No. We score from published ingredient lists, materials, certifications, disclosures and third party lab results where they exist. Where a product has been independently tested we use that result and say so.

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