Non-Toxic Parchment Paper, ranked by PFAS grade

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Aqua Pure

3M Aqua-Pure AP802B Whole House Filter Housing

95ExcellentPFAS grade

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.

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Aquasure

Premier Series 75 GPD Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System

100ExcellentPFAS grade

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.

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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.

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What we found October 2026

119 of the 169 parchment paper products PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, 70.4% of the category, as of October 2026, leaving 50 that pass. The highest graded is If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet at 90 out of 100.

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

Is parchment paper safe?

50 of the 169 parchment paper products we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 119 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 parchment paper here

1If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet 90 out of 100
2If You Care Parchment Baking Sheets 90 out of 100
3If You Care Parchment Baking Sheets 90 out of 100

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Parchment Paper & Baking Liners, ranked.

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Avoid10Bad

Silpat

Half Size Baking Mat

10/100 safety

Teflon-type coating nonstick mat; Silpat does not disclose PFAS status.

Why avoid it

Better70Good

Silpat

Non-Stick Silicone Baking Mat

70/100 safety

Food-grade silicone material not linked to PFAS, no coating on record.

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Best pick90Excellent

If You Care

Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet

90/100 safety

Brand no-added-PFAS claim and a 2021 lab result with no fluorine detected.

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Why If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square 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 3 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 80 points between the top and the bottom of this parchment paper & baking liners ranking come from.

The winner

90Excellent

If You Care Baking Paper, Parchment, 70 Square Feet

Made of silicone-coated parchment paper.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS.
+25Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
-10Brand-stated PFAS-free. The brand states this product is PFAS-free. We have not verified the claim.
-40No PFAS found in lab test. No PFAS detected in independent testing.

10risk points in total, which is a grade of 90

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment. See the full breakdown.

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What it beats, and why

70Good20 points behind the winner

Silpat Non-Stick Silicone Baking Mat

What puts it behind. No PFAS disclosure, +15 points. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product. The winner carries no such factor.

Made of Food-grade silicone.

+25Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure
-10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.

30risk points, a grade of 70

50Good40 points behind the winner

If You Care

What puts it behind. The winner earns -40 points for No PFAS found in lab test. We found nothing comparable published for this product.

Made of unbleached kraft paper, chlorine-free.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
+25Category baseline
-10Brand-stated PFAS-free

50risk points, a grade of 50

10Bad80 points behind the winner

Silpat Matfer Bourgeat Silpat Non-Stick Mat

What puts it behind. PTFE / Teflon confirmed, +50 points. Uses Teflon-type coating (Teflon), a Teflon-family coating in the PFAS family. The winner carries no such factor.

Made of Silicone with Teflon-type coating (Teflon) non-stick coating.

+50PTFE / Teflon confirmed
+25Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.

90risk points, a grade of 10

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.