White Butcher Paper 18" x Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish vs Essendant SEV13739PK 2-Ply Whitened Seventh Generation 100% Recycled Paper Kitchen Towel Rolls - 8 Rolls of 156 Each: which is safer?
Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
IDL Packaging
White Butcher Paper 18" x Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish
PFAS grade
Excellent 95/100
Overall grade
Excellent 91/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
bleached paper, uncoated
Confidence
82%
PossibleMold or microbial growth during storage
Seventh Generation
Essendant SEV13739PK 2-Ply Whitened Seventh Generation 100% Recycled Paper Kitchen Towel Rolls - 8 Rolls of 156 Each
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 66/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
100% recycled paper, 2-ply
Confidence
78%
PossibleMicrobial growth if stored wet
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Mold or microbial growth during storage on the IDL Packaging and not on the Seventh Generation.
- We flag Microbial growth if stored wet on the Seventh Generation and not on the IDL Packaging.
- The IDL Packaging is bleached paper, uncoated where the Seventh Generation is 100% recycled paper, 2-ply, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 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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