Durable Packaging White Butcher Paper Roll vs Gordon Paper Butcher Paper: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Hardin Simmons
Durable Packaging White Butcher Paper Roll
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 66/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
bleached kraft paper, likely uncoated
Confidence
72%
PossibleMold or bacterial contamination during storage
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 Mold or bacterial contamination during storage on the Hardin Simmons and not on the Hardin Simmons.
- We flag Fiber shedding and ingestion on the Hardin Simmons and not on the Hardin Simmons.
- The Hardin Simmons is bleached kraft paper, likely uncoated where the Hardin Simmons is kraft paper, bleached sulfate pulp, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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