Papa John's Review, Is Papa John's Non-Toxic?
Papa John's averages 25 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Papa John's products graded as of November 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Papa John's grades Poor on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
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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- Does Papa John's have PFAS?
- Papa John's averages 25 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Papa John's products graded as of November 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Papa John's non-toxic?
- No Papa John's product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Taylor Swift Red Papa John’s Pizza Box at 25/100.
- Which Papa John's products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Papa John's products we have scored are X-men Origins Wolverine, Papa John’s Pizza Box Super Rare Store, The Batman 2022 Movie Papa John's Limited Edition Pizza Box *Uk Exclusive*, Taylor Swift Red Papa John’s Pizza Box. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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