· Grease-Resistant Butcher & Deli Paper
Deli Paper Rolls for Food
Avoid until coating transparency improves as deli paper often contains PFAS.
Won't explain its coating chemistry on this paper. Food-contact deli papers frequently rely on fluorinated grease barriers for performance.
The better-graded swap
IDL Packaging
Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish
95/100 safety
Same rubric that flunked this product. The swap earned Excellent.
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Material
Bleached kraft paper with unspecified grease/moisture barrier coating
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
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What Deli Paper Rolls for Food is made of, ingredients and materials
The brand's product is bleached kraft paper with an unspecified grease and moisture barrier coating. The coating is the critical unknown, deli papers commonly use fluorinated compounds (PFAS) or older formulations like silicone to repel fats and liquids. Bleached kraft itself has no hazard of this kind on record, but the barrier coating composition directly determines whether this paper leaches harmful compounds into food, especially fatty foods like deli meats and cheese that are stored wrapped in this product.
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
Deli papers routinely contain PFOA, PFOS, or GenX replacements as part of barrier coatings. The brand's silence on coating chemistry and poor PFAS grade (25/100) indicate high risk of fluorinated compounds migrating into fatty foods.
Source, ATSDR ↗Bleach residue and chlorine byproducts
Bleached kraft paper can retain trace chlorine or chlorinated organics if processing was not tightly controlled. FDA allows trace residues, but no independent verification data exists for this brand's bleaching process.
Coating adhesion and microparticle migration
Unspecified barrier coatings may degrade or flake with moisture, heat, or repeated handling, especially if the adhesive layer between kraft and coating is weak. Small particles could transfer to food, though harm depends entirely on coating chemistry (unknown here).
Lack of food-contact compliance transparency
The brand provides no stated compliance with FDA CFR Title 21 Part 176-182 (indirect food additives) or EU regulation 10/2011. Absence of such claims for a food-contact paper is atypical and suggests either oversight or unwillingness to be audited.
How is this PFAS grade calculated?
The brand's record and disclosure
The brand has provided no public disclosure of coating chemistry or third-party testing for this product line. The brand has not published statements regarding PFAS use, removal, or lower concern alternatives. No credible certifications (such as FDA food-contact compliance details, GreenGuard, or compostability standards) appear on record for this specific SKU. This silence on a product designed for direct food contact is a significant red flag in an industry where competitors increasingly disclose coating safety.
How it compares in its category
Many major deli paper suppliers (e.g., Bagcraft, Intermark) now offer PFAS-free or PFAS-transparent options, often labeled on packaging or websites. The brand's silence puts it below market leaders in transparency. Uncoated kraft or paper with disclosed, non-fluorinated barriers (such as plant-based wax or silicone) are readily available. This product offers no competitive safety advantage and lacks the disclosure standard now expected for food-contact packaging.
If you buy it
Do not use for hot foods or oily items without confirmation of coating safety from the manufacturer. Deli papers are single-use; do not reuse or compost without verifying the coating is compostable. If you choose to use it despite the PFAS concern, limit contact with fatty foods (meats, cheese) and do not microwave or heat wrapped items. Request the brand's technical data sheet (TDS) for the barrier coating; if they cannot provide it, the product does not meet basic transparency standards for food contact.
What is not known about PFAS in this product?
- Basis
- Model estimate, 35% confidence, not a lab result
- Lab test
- None on record for this exact product
- Brand statement
- has made none
Formulations change between production runs, so check the current label. How we grade.
What are the PFAS-free alternatives to Deli Paper Rolls for Food?
IDL Packaging
White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish
- unbleached natural kraft paper
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Mold or microbial growth
- unbleached parchment paper, silicone coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Silicone coating degradation under heat stress
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Silicone coating degradation at high heat
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