Gordon Paper Butcher Paper vs Jack Richeson Butcher Paper Foot Roll: which is safer?
Gordon Paper Butcher Paper is the clear pick. Jack Richeson Butcher Paper Foot Roll carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Hardin Simmons
Gordon Paper Butcher Paper
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFiber shedding and ingestion
Hardin Simmons
Jack Richeson Butcher Paper Foot Roll
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFluorochemical (PFAS) coating migration
PossibleCoating degradation and particle release
PossibleMineral oil or silicone transfer (if silicone-coated)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fiber shedding and ingestion on the Hardin Simmons and not on the Hardin Simmons.
- We flag Fluorochemical (PFAS) coating migration, Coating degradation and particle release and Mineral oil or silicone transfer (if silicone-coated) on the Hardin Simmons and not on the Hardin Simmons.
- The Hardin Simmons is kraft paper, bleached sulfate pulp where the Hardin Simmons is Paper with grease-resistant coating, 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.
- We are less certain about the Hardin Simmons grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, 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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