75 Sq. Ft. 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. Reynolds 75 Sq. Ft. Freezer Paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Reynolds 75 Sq. Ft. Freezer Paper

Reynolds

75 Sq. Ft. Freezer Paper

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 7/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Paper with moisture-resistant coating (likely silicone or wax)

Confidence

55%

PossibleCoating migration (silicone or wax leachables)

PossiblePFAS in waterproofing layer

ReportedHeat stability of coating

Why this grade

Our pick

Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish

IDL Packaging

White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish

PFAS grade

Excellent 95/100

Overall grade

Excellent 91/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

unbleached natural kraft paper

Confidence

78%

PossibleMold or microbial growth

Why this gradeBuy

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Coating migration (silicone or wax leachables), PFAS in waterproofing layer and Heat stability of coating on the Reynolds and not on the IDL Packaging.
  • We flag Mold or microbial growth on the IDL Packaging and not on the Reynolds.
  • The Reynolds is Paper with moisture-resistant coating (likely silicone or wax) 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.

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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