GLAD Parchment Paper Baking Sheet vs Reynolds Parchment Paper Non-Stick 50 Sq Ft: which is safer?
GLAD Parchment Paper Baking Sheet edges it on pure PFAS risk, but Reynolds Parchment Paper Non-Stick 50 Sq Ft wins overall once other hazards are counted.
Parchment Paper by Glad
GLAD Parchment Paper Baking Sheet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in grease-resistant coating
PossibleSilicone migration
PossibleThermal degradation of coating
Our pick
Parchment Paper by Glad
Reynolds Parchment Paper Non-Stick 50 Sq Ft
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleBleach residue (if chlorine-bleached)
ReportedCoating adhesion loss at high heat
PossiblePFAS in silicone coating
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in grease-resistant coating, Silicone migration, Thermal degradation of coating and Microplastics from shedding on the Parchment Paper by Glad and not on the Parchment Paper by Glad.
- We flag Bleach residue (if chlorine-bleached), Coating adhesion loss at high heat and PFAS in silicone coating on the Parchment Paper by Glad and not on the Parchment Paper by Glad.
- The Parchment Paper by Glad is bleached paper with silicone and grease-resistant coating where the Parchment Paper by Glad is Cellulose paper with non-stick silicone coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are 5 points apart, 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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