Freezer Paper vs White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish: which is safer?
Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish is the clear pick. LEM Freezer Paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
LEM
Freezer Paper
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in polymer coating (per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances)
PossiblePolymer coating degradation and microplastic shedding
ReportedThermal instability if misused for cooking
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
PossibleMold or microbial growth
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in polymer coating (per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances), Polymer coating degradation and microplastic shedding and Thermal instability if misused for cooking on the LEM and not on the IDL Packaging.
- We flag Mold or microbial growth on the IDL Packaging and not on the LEM.
- The LEM is Paper with polymer coating (grease-resistant layer) where the IDL Packaging is unbleached natural kraft paper, 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.
- We are less certain about the LEM grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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