Non-Toxic Frozen Food Packaging, ranked by PFAS grade

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Top-graded picks in the categories readers replace first, every one scored on the same rubric.

  • polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Bacterial growth in spent cartridges

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

  • RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Avocado Vegan Mattress

Avocado

Vegan Mattress

100ExcellentPFAS grade
✓ MADE SAFE Certified✓ Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
  • organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Heavy metals

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

What we found
14 of the 15 frozen food packaging products PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, 93.3% of the category, as of October 2026, leaving 1 that passes. The highest graded is Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut at 70 out of 100.

The full ranking is below, best-graded first, with every score linking to the evidence behind it.

Is frozen food packaging safe?

1 of the 15 frozen food packaging products we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 14 do not. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.

Best graded frozen food packaging here

  1. 1Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut 70 out of 100
  2. 2Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries 25 out of 100
  3. 3Cascadian Farm Straight Cut French Fries 25 out of 100

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The best non-toxic frozen french fries & frozen food bags, ranked by grade

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Frozen French Fries & Frozen Food Bags, ranked.

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Avoid25Poor
Ore Ida Golden Crispy Straight Cut Fries

Ore-Ida

Ore Ida Golden Crispy Straight Cut Fries

25/100 safety

Skip until Ore-Ida confirms packaging PFAS status; grease-resistant coatings commonly use PFAS.

Best pick70Good
Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut

Cascadian Farm

Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut

70/100 safety

Lower PFAS concern for frozen food in standard packaging; no red flags, but brand offers no transparency.

Why Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut wins, and what it beats

Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 1 product it beats, so you can see exactly where the 45 points between the top and the bottom of this frozen french fries & frozen food bags ranking come from.

The winner

Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut
70Good
Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut

Made of paper/cardboard box and plastic film inner bag.

  • +25Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
  • +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
  • -10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.

30risk points in total, which is a grade of 70

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure. See the full breakdown.

What it beats, and why

Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries
25Poor45 points behind the winner
Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries

What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The winner carries no such factor.

Made of paper/cardboard packaging with grease-resistant coating (likely fluorinated or PFAS-based).

  • +35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
  • +25Category baseline
  • +15No PFAS disclosure

75risk points, a grade of 25

No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.

Which frozen french fries & frozen food bags are PFAS-free? Good or Excellent, best-graded first

Cascadian Farm Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut

Cascadian Farm

Organic Oven Fries Wedge Cut

70GoodPFAS grade
  • paper/cardboard box and plastic film inner bag
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Acrylamide formation during cooking

Which frozen french fries & frozen food bags contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries

Ore-Ida

Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries

25PoorPFAS grade
  • paper/cardboard packaging with grease-resistant coating (likely fluorinated or PFAS-based)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Cascadian Farm Straight Cut French Fries

Cascadian Farm

Straight Cut French Fries

25PoorPFAS grade
  • Paper/cardboard bag with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Lamb Weston Colossal Crisp French Fries

Lamb Weston

Colossal Crisp French Fries

25PoorPFAS grade
  • Paper/cardboard box with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Lamb Weston Hand Cut Style Fries

Lamb Weston

Hand Cut Style Fries

25PoorPFAS grade
  • paper/cardboard packaging with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • paper/cardboard packaging with grease-resistant coating (likely Teflon-family coating-based)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Acrylamide (cooking byproduct)
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  • Paperboard box with grease-resistant interior coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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McCain Crinkle Fries 32 oz

McCain

Crinkle Fries 32 oz

25PoorPFAS grade
  • paperboard bag with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Mccain Flavorlast Thick Potato Fry

McCain

Flavorlast Thick Potato Fry

25PoorPFAS grade
  • paperboard with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS
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  • cardboard box with grease-resistant coating; frozen potato product
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • paper/cardboard packaging with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Cascadian Farm Crinkle Cut French Fries

Cascadian Farm

Crinkle Cut French Fries

25PoorPFAS grade
  • Paper/cardboard packaging with potential grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Lamb Weston Super Crispy Shoestring Fries

Lamb Weston

Super Crispy Shoestring Fries

25PoorPFAS grade
  • paper/cardboard packaging with suspected grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Acrylamide (cooking byproduct)

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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McCain Classic Fries

McCain

Classic Fries

25PoorPFAS grade
  • paper/cardboard with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Cardboard box with grease-resistant coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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