Box Butcher Paper 40# vs Gordon Paper Butcher Paper: which is safer?
Gordon Paper Butcher Paper is the clear pick. Box Butcher Paper 40# carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Deli King
Box Butcher Paper 40#
PFAS grade
Poor 25/100
Overall grade
Bad 17/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Kraft paper with water-resistant coating
Confidence
62%
PossibleWater-resistant coating composition (likely fluorochemical)
PossibleInk or print chemicals (if printed rolls used)
Our pick
Hardin Simmons
Gordon Paper Butcher Paper
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 66/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
kraft paper, bleached sulfate pulp
Confidence
72%
PossibleFiber shedding and ingestion
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Water-resistant coating composition (likely fluorochemical) and Ink or print chemicals (if printed rolls used) on the Deli King and not on the Hardin Simmons.
- We flag Fiber shedding and ingestion on the Hardin Simmons and not on the Deli King.
- The Deli King is Kraft paper with water-resistant coating where the Hardin Simmons is kraft paper, bleached sulfate pulp, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Hardin Simmons is the one to buy.
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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