Does Hormel deli meat & cold cuts packaging have PFAS?
Hormel deli meat & cold cuts packaging averages 48 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Hormel deli meat & cold cuts packaging products graded as of October 2026, above the 25 out of 100 median for the 24 other deli meat & cold cuts packaging brands graded alongside it.
Hormel deli meat & cold cuts packaging averages Poor on our four-band scale. 3 of the 6 we graded are worth buying. That is above 71% of the deli meat & cold cuts packaging 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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Graded higher than the Hormel average of 48.
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