White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish vs Gatherings Hard Salami & Pepperoni Party Tray: which is safer?
Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
IDL Packaging
White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleBleach residue and chlorine compounds
PossibleMold or microbial contamination in storage
Hormel
Gatherings Hard Salami & Pepperoni Party Tray
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in tray grease-resistant coating
ReportedNitrites/nitrates in cured meat
PossibleBacterial growth or mold if seal is compromised
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Bleach residue and chlorine compounds and Mold or microbial contamination in storage on the IDL Packaging and not on the Hormel.
- We flag PFAS in tray grease-resistant coating, Nitrites/nitrates in cured meat and Bacterial growth or mold if seal is compromised on the Hormel and not on the IDL Packaging.
- The IDL Packaging is natural kraft butcher paper, no coating specified where the Hormel is food (meat/pepperoni), plastic/paperboard tray, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the IDL Packaging is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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