Schwartz Brothers · Grease-Resistant Butcher & Deli Paper
MG18 White Butcher Food Paper Roll 18 x 1000 1 Pcs
Grease-resistant food paper carries PFAS risk, no disclosure provided.
Schwartz Brothers' bleached kraft butcher paper with grease resistance typically uses fluorinated coatings. No material transparency or lab data exists to confirm PFAS absence.
The safe swap
Sam's Club
Idl Packaging White Butcher Paper 18" x 12000" Natural Butcher Paper Roll for Meat and Fish
70/100 safety
Same rubric that flunked this product. The swap earned Good.
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Material
Bleached kraft paper with grease-resistant coating
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
What’s concerning
Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
Water-repellent treatments have historically contained PFAS chemicals.
Category baseline
PFAS exposure happens more often with clothing products.
No PFAS disclosure
The company has not publicly discussed PFAS in this product.
PFAS
Fluorochemicals are a standard formulation for grease resistance in kraft paper; Schwartz Brothers does not disclose coating type, so PFAS cannot be ruled out. Migration risk is low for room-temperature dry goods but rises with heat or fatty contact.
Source: ATSDR ↗Coating delamination and microparticle release
Repeated heat exposure, moisture, or handling can cause coating to flake or shed. Microparticles are unlikely to be toxic unless coating contains PFAS or heavy metals, but physical ingestion is possible during packaging of unprotected foods.
What’s reassuring
Chlorine-based bleaching byproducts (dioxins, chlorinated organics)
Modern food-grade kraft paper is bleached under EPA-regulated processes and dioxin levels in finished product are monitored by FDA. No recalls or contamination reports for this brand. Risk is theoretical and already controlled in regulated pulping.
Heavy metals
Food-contact paper is regulated to exclude lead and cadmium; no public reports implicate this product. Risk is low unless coating additives contain undisclosed pigments.
Source: FDA ↗The full breakdown
What it's made of and why it matters
This is bleached kraft paper (wood pulp processed to remove lignin, then chemically whitened) with an applied grease-resistant coating. The coating's composition is not disclosed by Schwartz Brothers, which is the critical unknown: grease resistance in food paper typically comes from either silicone-based polymers, wax, or fluorochemicals (PFAS). Bleaching itself uses chlorine or hydrogen peroxide; modern food-grade kraft is generally low-risk from the base material, but the coating chemistry determines actual safety.
The brand's record and disclosure
Schwartz Brothers is a private-label food packaging supplier with no publicly available PFAS disclosure, third-party certifications (e.g. FDA food-contact compliance documentation, or PFAS-free claims), or published material safety data. The brand maintains silence on coating composition, which is a red flag in an industry where major competitors (e.g. Kirkland, some food-service suppliers) increasingly disclose or market PFAS-free alternatives. No major product recalls or contamination incidents are on record for this SKU, but lack of transparency is not the same as safety confirmation.
How it compares in its category
Butcher paper rolls occupy a middle tier of food-packaging risk. Uncoated kraft or silicone-coated kraft (confirmed by label) carry lower PFAS risk; fluorochemical-coated butcher paper (common in commercial foodservice) carries higher risk. This product's coating is undefined, placing it in an ambiguous zone where competitors with explicit PFAS-free or silicone-only claims offer clearer alternatives. Price and roll size suggest foodservice/commercial use, where safer options at similar cost exist from suppliers with transparency.
If you buy it
Use only for wrapping room-temperature or chilled meats and dry foods; do not use for hot foods, fatty meats in direct contact, or in ovens/grills (heat can degrade coating and mobilize unknowns). Store in cool, dry conditions to prevent coating breakdown. Replace rolls annually or if you notice visible wear, discoloration, or greasing-through. If you use this regularly in a commercial kitchen, request Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and food-contact certification from Schwartz Brothers; their silence makes batch-level QA unclear.
What we don’t know
- Basis
- Model estimate, 45% confidence, not a lab result
- Lab test
- None on record for this exact product
- Brand statement
- Schwartz Brothers has made none
Formulations change between production runs, so check the current label. How we grade.
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