Does Great Value microwave popcorn have PFAS?
Great Value microwave popcorn averages 25 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Great Value microwave popcorn products graded as of October 2026, level with the 25 out of 100 median for the 18 other microwave popcorn brands graded alongside it.
Great Value microwave popcorn averages Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 36% of the microwave popcorn brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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Which Great Value microwave popcorn contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- paper/paperboard bag with grease-resistant coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- paper/kraft bag with grease-resistant coating
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4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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- paperboard bag with grease-resistant coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Paperboard bags with water and oil repellency almost universally use PFOA, PFOS, or replacement PFAS…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Great Value average of 25.
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- Mold or bacterial growth in packaging
- paperboard popcorn bag, grease-resistant interior lining
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Moisture and mold risk if bag is compromised
- paper-based food packaging with standard coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Ink migration (printing on exterior or interior)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
The same question, asked of the other microwave popcorn brands
Best average grade first. Great Value averages 25.
See every Great Value product we grade on the Great Value brand page, or the full microwave popcorn ranking.