Does Trader Joe's microwave popcorn have PFAS?
Trader Joe's microwave popcorn averages 36 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Trader Joe's microwave popcorn products graded as of October 2026, above the 25 out of 100 median for the 18 other microwave popcorn brands graded alongside it.
Trader Joe's microwave popcorn averages Poor on our four-band scale. 1 of the 4 we graded is worth buying. That is above 89% 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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Trader Joe's microwave popcorn worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- paperboard popcorn bag, grease-resistant interior lining
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Which Trader Joe's microwave popcorn contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Paper/cardboard popcorn bag with grease-resistant coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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- 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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Graded higher than the Trader Joe's average of 36.
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- Ink migration (printing on exterior or interior)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- various, food packaging typically paperboard, plastic film
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Best average grade first. Trader Joe's averages 36.
See every Trader Joe's product we grade on the Trader Joe's brand page, or the full microwave popcorn ranking.