White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish vs Natural Choice Smoked Deli Turkey: which is safer?
Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish is the clear pick. Hormel Natural Choice Smoked Deli Turkey carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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
Natural Choice Smoked Deli Turkey
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in grease-resistant coating
ReportedSodium nitrite/nitrate preservatives
PossiblePlastic film degradation and microplastic migration
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 grease-resistant coating, Sodium nitrite/nitrate preservatives, Plastic film degradation and microplastic migration and Coating adhesion loss over shelf life on the Hormel and not on the IDL Packaging.
- The IDL Packaging is natural kraft butcher paper, no coating specified where the Hormel is paper/plastic composite packaging with grease-resistant coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 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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