Whole Foods 365 · Parchment Paper & Baking Liners
365 by Whole Foods Market Unbleached Parchment Paper
Unbleached parchment likely safer than bleached, but PFAS status stays unclear.
Unbleached parchment typically uses silicone or oil coatings. Whole Foods makes no PFAS claims and lacks independent verification of coating composition.
The safe swap
GreenPan
GreenPan Silicone Wide Tongs
80/100 safety
Same rubric that flunked this product. The swap earned Excellent.
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Material
Unbleached paper, likely silicone-treated for non-stick release
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
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
- Whole Foods 365 has made none
Formulations change between production runs, so check the current label. How we grade.
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