Cascadian Farm · Frozen French Fries & Frozen Food Bags
Cascadian Farm Crinkle Cut French Fries
Skip until brand discloses coating composition; grease-resistant food packaging commonly contains PFAS.
Crinkle-cut fries come in conventional grease-resistant paper packaging without public disclosure of coating chemistry. Cascadian Farm provides no transparency on PFAS status.
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Material
Paper/cardboard packaging with potential grease-resistant coating
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
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What Cascadian Farm Crinkle Cut French Fries is made of, ingredients and materials
Cascadian Farm frozen french fries are sliced potatoes, typically coated with vegetable oil and minimal seasonings, packaged in a paperboard bag with a grease-resistant interior lining. The lining is the critical component, paperboard alone would absorb frying oil during transport and storage, so manufacturers apply water and oil-repellent coatings, historically PFAS-based Teflon-family coating like polyfluoroalkyl substances. This coating prevents product degradation but is a known PFAS exposure pathway for consumers.
What’s concerning
Category baseline
The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS.
PFAS
Paperboard lining almost certainly contains fluorinated substances to repel oils; PFAS persistence in food packaging is documented by FDA and academic literature, though migration into the product itself at room temperature is minimal.
Source, ATSDR ↗Acrylamide formation (processing hazard)
Deep-fried or baked starchy foods like french fries produce acrylamide, a probable carcinogen, at levels regulated by some authorities but not comprehensively restricted in North America; Cascadian Farm does not claim reduced-acrylamide processing.
What’s reassuring
Oil oxidation and trans-fat residue
No established recalls or testing data for oxidized oil content in this brand; however, frozen fried products can accumulate oxidized fats over shelf life if storage temperature fluctuates, a known but not product-specific risk.
Pesticide residue
Cascadian Farm markets these fries as USDA organic, which excludes synthetic pesticides; no independent testing data specific to this product has been published indicating pesticide presence.
Source, EPA ↗Bacterial survival (post-processing contamination)
Frozen french fries are typically blanched and par-fried, killing vegetative pathogens; no recalls specific to Cascadian Farm frozen fries for microbial contamination are on record.
How is this PFAS grade calculated?
The brand's record and disclosure
Cascadian Farm, owned by General Mills, has not publicly disclosed the specific chemistry of its packaging coatings or committed to PFAS-free alternatives as of available records. The brand markets organic credentials for the food itself but remains silent on packaging composition transparency. General Mills has faced shareholder and regulatory pressure on PFAS in food packaging but has not announced category-wide reformulation timelines for frozen foods.
How it compares in its category
Most frozen french fry brands (McCain, Ore-Ida, store brands) use identical or near-identical grease-resistant paper packaging; this product is not an outlier in the category. Some premium or specialty brands have piloted alternative coatings (silicone, non-fluorinated polymers) but data on durability and market availability remains limited. Cascadian Farm's organic positioning does not extend to packaging material sourcing, differentiating it from some smaller direct-to-consumer frozen brands that explicitly avoid PFAS packaging.
If you buy it
Store unopened bags in a cool, dry location away from direct heat; grease-resistant coatings do not degrade under normal refrigerator/freezer conditions. Cook fries according to package direction; there is no evidence that heating the product transfers residual PFAS into food at unsafe levels, though the coating itself remains a source of background PFAS exposure. Do not reuse the bag for food storage or expose it to direct flame. If PFAS minimization is a priority, rotate to alternative frozen potato products with transparent, non-fluorinated packaging, or consider fresh potatoes.
What is not known about PFAS in this product?
- Basis
- Model estimate, 42% confidence, not a lab result
- Lab test
- None on record for this exact product
- Brand statement
- Cascadian Farm has made none
Formulations change between production runs, so check the current label. How we grade.
What are the PFAS-free alternatives to Cascadian Farm Crinkle Cut French Fries?
- paper/cardboard box and plastic film inner bag
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Acrylamide formation during cooking
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