Non-toxic cookware, rated on what it’s actually made of

• Their own site is inconsistent. The product page claims certified PFOA- and PTFE-free; the separate skillet brand page claims “Free from PFOA, PFAS’s, PTFE & coatings”. Only the narrower claim is covered by the certificates. [2]
• The same brand page says “FDA Certified”. The FDA does not certify cookware — it regulates food-contact substances. Marketing overstatement on an otherwise well-documented brand. [2]
• Independent tester Tamara Rubin reports, by XRF, 16,400 ppm lead on the bottom logo mark of an Xtrema Versa Pot, and 7,258 ppm on the bottom label of a Ceramcor Xtrema saucepan. We could find no published reading for this skillet, though her archive does include a Ceramcor-made frying pan sold under another brand at 14,900 ppm — so read the absence as an absence, not a clean bill. XRF measures total content in the material scanned; it does not measure what leaches into food. Xtrema’s claim is specifically “no extractable lead” and their SGS certificates are leach tests. The two measure different things. A documented dispute, not a finding either way. [4] [5] [6]
• No maximum oven temperature published anywhere we could find. Thermal shock will crack it — their own care guidance warns against cold water and cold countertops. [1]

Sources (6)

1. Xtrema Classic Skillet product page
2. Xtrema skillet brand page — the PFAS and “FDA Certified” wording
3. Xtrema product testing — dated SGS certificates
4. Tamara Rubin, XRF reading on the Xtrema 1.25qt Versa Pot (June 2022)
5. Tamara Rubin, Ceramcor Xtrema saucepan update (2018)
6. Tamara Rubin, full Xtrema testing archive

• Says it was third-party tested under European food-contact regulations and gives a report number, but does not name the laboratory or publish the report. [1]
• “Made in Italy and the US” is not broken down by component. [1]
• A 2023 class action over “PFOA free” and “100% non-toxic” claims concerned Made In’s non-stick line, not this pan. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed it with prejudice in April 2025 — there was no ruling on the merits, and the fullest public account of it is Made In’s own blog post. [2] [3]

Sources (3)

1. Made In Stainless Clad Frying Pan, 10 inch
2. Made In’s own account of the 2023 lawsuit
3. Complaint coverage, Elseroad v. Boston Foundry (W.D. Tex.)

• Loses points against an uncoated steel pan only because seasoning is an applied layer — but it is a named one, which is the distinction that separates Smithey from Lodge here. [1] [2]
• Two of their own pages differ slightly: the AB 1200 page says “free from PFOA and PTFE”, the product page adds PFAS. The disclosure page carries the narrower and more defensible claim. [1] [2]
• No maximum oven temperature published, which is unusual for a pan most buyers will put under a broiler. [1]
• 8.7 lb for a 12-inch skillet — heavier than most, and Smithey publishes the figure rather than leaving you to find out. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Smithey No. 12 Cast Iron Skillet
2. Smithey AB 1200 disclosure — full casting chemistry and the ASTM steel spec

• The page claims “18/10” for the outer layers while also claiming induction compatibility. 18/10 is austenitic and only weakly magnetic; induction normally requires a ferritic outer layer such as 430. Tramontina does not reconcile this, and the exterior grade is not separately named. [1]
• Neither country of manufacture nor warranty terms appear on the product page — a real gap on a pan at this price. [1]
• Tramontina’s chemicals disclosure is a PDF behind a help-desk article. Its only explicit statement is a Colorado one: intentionally added PFAS “are added to give these products nonstick properties” — undifferentiated across every line they sell, including this uncoated one. [2]

Sources (2)

1. Tramontina Signature Tri-Ply Clad stainless fry pan
2. Tramontina chemicals disclosure (help desk)

• They do publish something. Lodge’s California AB 1200 disclosure lists the elements in seasoned cast iron — iron, phosphorus, manganese, strontium, plus carbon, silicon and sulfur — and a separate, longer list for the enamelled line including nickel, cadmium and chromium compounds. That is a statutory self-declaration against a designated chemical list, not third-party testing: no laboratory is named and no report is published, which is why it counts as a declaration rather than an independent test. [3]
• No numeric oven or maximum heat guidance published anywhere we could find. [1]
• The lifetime warranty is void if you put it in the dishwasher, soak it, or microwave it. It also excludes rust, pitting, sticky seasoning and flaking — which is most of what actually goes wrong with cast iron. [2]

Sources (3)

1. Lodge Classic Cast Iron Skillet
2. Lodge “Made Right” warranty terms and exclusions
3. Lodge California AB 1200 materials disclosure

• Seven plies is unusual, and the maker does not state which layers are aluminium, which are copper and which are steel. Ply count without a layer breakdown is a number rather than a specification. [1]
• Zwilling routes all AB 1200 disclosure for Demeyere, Staub, Ballarini and Miyabi to a single third-party search portal rather than a readable page. We could not retrieve it, so this product scores zero for backing despite almost certainly having a filing. [2]
• Lifetime warranty stated on the product page with no exclusions published there. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Demeyere Atlantis Proline 9in fry pan
2. Zwilling regulatory information portal — search-gated, not retrievable

• The 400°F-for-under-ten-minutes oven limit is imposed by the epoxy handle coating, not by the steel. Buyers who assume carbon steel is oven-proof will exceed it, and the page does not explain why the number is so low. [1]
• Makes no “free of” claim at all — which on a bare iron pan is arguably more credible than the brands that do. [1]
• Never dishwasher safe, and the beeswax must be removed and the pan seasoned before first use. Neither step is optional. [1]
• We found no AB 1200 disclosure for de Buyer, so this scores zero for backing. [1]

Sources (1)

1. de Buyer MINERAL B fry pan

• Their California AB 1200 disclosure does name the elements in D3 — total chromium and chromium compounds, nickel and nickel compounds, iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, and aluminium. Useful if you react to nickel. But it is a self-declaration against a statutory list, not third-party testing, and it still stops short of naming the stainless grade. [4]
• A $4M settlement over “dishwasher safe” marketing covered “All-Clad D3, D5 or LTD cookware”, with final approval heard in January 2023. The damage described — surface peeling leaving sharp edges — points at coated products rather than bare stainless, so how it applies to this pan is unclear. [2]
• Parent company Groupe SEB is currently suing Caraway, also in this table, over its PFAS marketing. Worth knowing before you read anyone’s comparison of the two. [3]

Sources (4)

1. All-Clad D3 10-inch fry pan
2. Coverage of the All-Clad “dishwasher safe” $4M settlement
3. Reporting on Groupe SEB and Meyer v. Caraway
4. All-Clad California AB 1200 and chemical disclosures

• “Pre-seasoned” here means a silicone release coating, not a polymerised oil seasoning. That is materially different from de Buyer’s beeswax or Matfer’s vegetable oil, and it burns off rather than building up. [1]
• The Cookware Company’s AB 1200 disclosure lists cadmium compounds and antimony compounds for Merten & Storck cookware. Those appear for no other brand in this category except Lodge’s coloured enamel. [2]
• Merten & Storck is a GreenPan / Cookware Company brand, not the independent German maker the name suggests. [1] [2]
• Neither country of manufacture nor carbon steel grade is published. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Merten & Storck Carbon Steel 12in Frypan
2. GreenPan California AB 1200 disclosure — cadmium and antimony compounds

• Claims 800°F oven safety — identical to Heritage Steel’s — with no stated handle or rivet material to support it. [1]
• Credit: country of production is stated plainly as PRC, which many competitors here omit entirely. [1]
• Misen’s disclosures page is indexed by third-party trackers but would not load for us, so the AB 1200 chemical list is unverified. [1] [2]
• The page states only that “stainless steel is not nonstick” and makes no “free of” claim, which is the right restraint for an uncoated pan. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Misen 5-Ply Stainless Steel Skillet
2. Misen disclosures page — would not load

• “PTFE and PFOA free” is doing no work here. PFOA was phased out of US cookware manufacturing by 2015, and this pan has no coating at all. Note they claim PTFE- and PFOA-free but not PFAS-free. [1]
• No maximum oven temperature published, despite the rivetless all-steel handle making this the most oven-tolerant pan in the carbon steel group. A missed disclosure in the brand’s own favour. [1] [2]
• No price on the manufacturer’s own site — it is a trade and foodservice channel, and the “where to buy” link goes to resellers. [1]
• We found no AB 1200 disclosure for Matfer Bourgeat. [1] [2]

Sources (2)

1. Matfer Bourgeat Black Carbon Steel Round Frying Pan, 10.25in
2. Matfer Bourgeat — The Black Carbon Steel Guide

• No steel grade anywhere. No 18/10, no 304. For a pan whose selling point is the steel, that is the one number missing. [1]
• “Ergonomic stay-cool handles and helper handles” — material not published. [1]
• “Crafted by European artisans” sits alongside “Made in Portugal” for the pans and “Made in China” for the accessories. Both are stated, which is more than most manage. [1]
• Oven to 500°F, dishwasher and metal-utensil safe, induction compatible. No third-party testing cited. [1]

Sources (1)

1. Costco — Le Creuset 9-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set

• The “free of” claim contains a typo — “PTE” — in what is otherwise the company’s most legally exposed sentence. [1]
• Flaxseed-oil seasoning is known to be more brittle and more prone to flaking than grapeseed or soybean. The maker presents it as a premium feature; Smithey, on this same page, uses grapeseed. [1] [2]
• “Guaranteed Good Forever” requires returning the pan to FINEX for evaluation. For a twelve-inch cast iron skillet that shipping cost is a meaningful fraction of a replacement. [1]
• No maximum oven temperature, broiler guidance, induction statement or dishwasher guidance published anywhere. [1]

Sources (2)

1. FINEX 12in Cast Iron Skillet
2. FINEX California AB 1200 disclosure — lead in the brass caps and knobs

• The claim is written as “Our PFAS-free Ceramic Nonstick is Made Without Intentionally Added PFAS”. Those are two different claims in one sentence, and only the second one is a commitment. It permits residual PFAS from feedstock or process. [1]
• On testing they are more specific than most: Thermolon “was tested by third-party labs, and is certified safe according to USA Food & Drug Administration, German LFGB, Swiss government, and KTR standards”. Four named regimes is more than a bare assertion, so that is more than most. It stops short of full marks because no laboratory is named and no certificate is published or downloadable — you are asked to take the conclusion on trust. [2]
• Does not address lead or cadmium on the product page or the toxins FAQ we checked. [1]
• A 2019 class action over “0% Toxins” and “completely toxin free” marketing ended in dismissal with prejudice. Reporting suggests a settlement; we could not verify the terms or the docket entry, and GreenPan’s own account is that it concluded “with no findings of liability and no admission of wrongdoing”. Both of those can be true at once. [3] [4]

Sources (4)

1. GreenPan Valencia Pro 12-inch frypan
2. GreenPan FAQ: do GreenPan products have toxins
3. GreenPan’s own account of the 2019 lawsuit
4. Truth in Advertising case file, Saldivar v. The Cookware Company

• No lead or cadmium statement at all, on a coloured enamel product — where Lodge, by contrast, discloses cadmium compounds in its red and orange enamel. [1] [2]
• The “our materials” page is marketing copy — “unrivaled vibrant enamel finishes” — with no composition content whatsoever. [2]
• Le Creuset sells PTFE nonstick lines alongside its enamelled cast iron, and the SKU-gated disclosure makes it hard for a buyer to tell which line they are reading about. [1] [3]
• Credit: enamelled cast iron requires no seasoning and has no coating recipe that degrades with use in the way a sol-gel or fluoropolymer surface does. The material is sound; the documentation is not. [1]

Sources (3)

1. Le Creuset Signature Skillet
2. Le Creuset — enamelled cast iron materials page
3. Le Creuset California chemical disclosures for cookware (AB 1200) — redirect only

• Like Demeyere, Staub’s AB 1200 disclosure sits behind Zwilling’s regulatory search portal rather than a published table. We could not retrieve it. Given Lodge discloses cadmium compounds in coloured enamel, a coloured Staub with no readable disclosure is a genuine gap. [2]
• No lead or cadmium statement of any kind on the product page. [1]
• Listed at 36% below list price at the time of reading. Zwilling list pricing on Staub colours is not a stable reference point. [1]
• Made in France, stated plainly, and requires no seasoning. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Staub 7 qt Round Cocotte
2. Zwilling regulatory information portal — search-gated, not retrievable

• No country of manufacture stated anywhere we could find — only “mindfully manufactured in BSCI-certified factories”. That is not a country. [1]
• The warranty is one year and explicitly excludes coating deterioration from high heat, thermal shock and metal utensils — which tells you what Caraway expects to go wrong. [5]
• August 2025: the National Advertising Division found Caraway did have a reasonable basis for its own “PFAS-free” and “non-toxic” product claims, but recommended it discontinue comparative claims disparaging competitors, including its framing of rising “Teflon flu” cases. [3]
• February 2026: Groupe SEB and Meyer sued Caraway in the Southern District of New York for false advertising, commercial disparagement and trade libel. It is pending with no ruling. Draw nothing from it yet. Note also that Groupe SEB owns All-Clad, which is also in this table. [4]

Sources (5)

1. Caraway Fry Pan product page
2. Caraway third-party testing hub
3. BBB National Programs — NAD decision on Caraway, August 2025
4. Reporting on Groupe SEB and Meyer v. Caraway (filed Feb 2026)
5. Caraway warranty terms

• Same corporate parent, two different claim strengths: Blue Diamond says “free of PFAS” flat, while GreenPan-branded pages from the same company say “made without intentionally added PFAS”. Both coatings are in the Thermolon family. [1] [3]
• “Diamond-infused” is a thermal-conductivity claim, not a safety or durability one. The binder chemistry — a sol-gel silica — is never named as such. [1] [2]
• The FAQ tells you in advance that damage is normal: “scratches, dents, or pits in the coating won’t affect the safety or performance of your pan”. That functions as a coating-wear exclusion without being labelled one, and refunds are explicitly not available. [2]
• A 600°F oven-and-broiler rating is aggressive for a sol-gel coating. Credit for naming the silicon dioxide origin at all — no air fryer maker we read would go even that far. [1] [2]

Sources (3)

1. Blue Diamond Classic 12in Frypan
2. Blue Diamond FAQs — silicon dioxide origin, China manufacture, scratches and pits
3. Blue Diamond California AB 1200 disclosure

• “EverGood” is a trade name. “Ceramic” is a family. Neither is a chemistry — no sol-gel system, no binder, no silica content. [1]
• “Dishwasher safe, though handwashing is recommended” — a dishwasher claim undercut inside the same sentence. [1]
• A 500°F oven rating is at the top of what a ceramic sol-gel coating tolerates, and no explanation accompanies it. [1]
• No country of manufacture, no warranty, no third-party testing or certification. That holds for all twenty-one Walmart house-brand products we checked. [1]
• Per Defend Our Health, Beautiful’s own California AB 1200 page “discloses PFAS in air fryers, waffle makers, griddles, and other appliances with specific model numbers listed”. That page was unreachable to us, so which models appear on it is unconfirmed — and it is the single most useful thing anyone could check about this brand. [2]

Sources (2)

1. Walmart — Beautiful 12-Piece EverGood Ceramic Cookware Set
2. Defend Our Health — cookware materials disclosures index

• Across four Thyme & Table cookware sets from $59 to $197, not one names a coating chemistry. Price buys nothing here. [1] [2] [3]
• “Ergonomic riveted handles”, gold-finished — material not stated. Lid seals are described only in customer reviews as rubber or silicone, which is a shopper’s guess, not a manufacturer statement, and we do not score it. [1]
• Oven safe to 500°F on a ceramic coating, with no explanation. [1]
• Thyme & Table is a Walmart-owned cookware brand and we could locate no California AB 1200 disclosure for it. Neither could Defend Our Health, whose index covers the major cookware brands and does not list it, nor Mainstays, nor The Pioneer Woman. Three Walmart-owned cookware brands, no locatable disclosures. [4]

Sources (4)

1. Walmart — Thyme & Table Signature 12-Piece Set
2. Walmart — Thyme & Table Supreme 12-Piece Set
3. Walmart — Thyme & Table Hard Anodized 15-Piece Set
4. Defend Our Health — cookware materials disclosures index

• This is the clearest trade-name-where-a-material-should-be case we have found. “MineralShield” reads as a mineral or ceramic coating to any normal buyer. It is PTFE. [1] [2]
• Credit, oddly: Calphalon is one of the few makers to concede in its own words that PTFE is a PFAS. T-fal, on this same page, argues the opposite. [2]
• At $119.99 this is the most expensive fluoropolymer pan here, and the only one that neither names its coating on the product page nor publishes a country of manufacture. [1]
• 450°F and explicitly not broiler safe — more restrictive than All-Clad’s HA1 at a similar price. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Calphalon Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 12in Frying Pan with Lid
2. Calphalon product disclosures — “PFAS (PTFE)”

• “TerraBond” is a trade name standing exactly where a material should be. Even HexClad’s own technical support article declines to name the chemistry, calling it “a proprietary ceramic formula that is PFAS free”. No sol-gel, no silica, no binder is identified. [2]
• We could find no California AB 1200 disclosure for HexClad, and neither could the independent index we checked. A brand that markets on chemical safety and files no findable chemical disclosure is the finding. [3]
• A 900°F oven rating — the highest claimed of any pan here by 100 degrees — on a coating whose composition is undisclosed. No maximum stovetop heat setting is given. [1]
• “Third-party lab Non-Detect” results are referenced on the product page, but the lab, method and report are not published, so the claim itself is unverified. [1]

Sources (3)

1. HexClad 12in Hybrid Frying Pan
2. HexClad support — “What is TerraBond nonstick made from?”
3. HexClad class action settlement site — case, claims and class period

• “Cook over low and medium heat. Never use high heat unless boiling liquids” is the real usability constraint on all PTFE cookware, and All-Clad states it plainly where most competitors bury or omit it. [1]
• Explicitly not for use under the broiler, and the glass lid is rated 150 degrees lower than the pan. [1]
• An All-Clad-branded pan made in China at $99.99, sitting alongside All-Clad’s US-made stainless lines. The origin difference is disclosed but easy to miss. [1]
• All-Clad also sells an “HA1 Ceramic Nonstick” line under the same HA1 name — two different coating chemistries under one sub-brand. [1] [2]

Sources (2)

1. All-Clad HA1 Expert Nonstick Fry Pan with Lid, 12in
2. All-Clad nonstick chemical information

• The product page carries a California Proposition 65 warning for tetrafluoroethylene while simultaneously headlining “PFOA-free”. A Prop 65 warning and a PFOA-free claim on the same page is exactly the pattern worth noticing. [1]
• Credit, and it is real: Scanpan’s is the only warranty in this category that names covered failure modes explicitly — “defects include peeling, pitting, and bubbling of the surface”. Coating wear is covered rather than excluded. Nobody else does that. [3]
• The Bakelite handles are disclosed as containing formaldehyde in the same AB 1200 filing. [2]
• Check Classic against Classic Induction before buying — same name, different cooktop compatibility. This model is gas and electric only. [1]

Sources (3)

1. SCANPAN CLASSIC 10.25in Fry Pan
2. Scanpan declaration — AB 1200: PFAS, PTFE, PFA copolymer, formaldehyde in Bakelite
3. Scanpan FAQ — “Stratanium and Stratanium+ contain some PTFE”

• Costco’s platform carries that disclosure field and its suppliers fill it in. On the same site, Circulon’s Premier Professional 10-piece states “This product contains intentionally added PFAS because of its superior nonstick properties” and lists “Fluoropolymer, PTFE, FEP, PFA (PFAS)”. The mechanism works. Kirkland Signature’s entry is blank. [2]
• Defend Our Health’s index of cookware materials disclosures lists Tramontina, Circulon, Scanpan and Le Creuset. Kirkland Signature and Costco have no entry at all. [3]
• No PFOA claim, no PFAS statement, no BPA statement. The page names the polymer in a spec field and makes no claim about it anywhere. [1]
• Costco’s own chemical-management page returns a 404 and both Smart Screening PDFs return 403. As of this check, Costco has no publicly reachable chemicals policy at the URLs it is indexed under. [4]
• The rest of the set is properly specified: 18/10 cast stainless handles, tempered glass lids with steel rims, made in Thailand, oven-safe to 400°F. Everything except the one field that matters. [1]

Sources (4)

1. Costco — Kirkland Signature 12-Piece Non-Stick Cookware Set
2. Costco — Circulon Premier Professional 10-piece, disclosure field populated
3. Defend Our Health — cookware materials disclosures index
4. Costco chemical management page (returns 404)

• “PFOA-free” dated to 2012 is presented as a differentiator: “T-fal and its suppliers have not used PFOA in their processes since 2012, well before the introduction of regulations”. The US industry-wide phase-out completed by 2015, so this is table stakes rather than a distinction. [3]
• A 400°F oven limit is the lowest of any pan on this page, and the set is not induction compatible. Two hard constraints on a mainstream best-seller. [1]
• “Titanium” in the coating name describes a hardening particle, not the release chemistry. The release chemistry is PTFE. [1] [2]
• The Thermo-Spot indicator turns red between 285°F and 380°F, which is a genuinely useful heat cue and more than most competitors give. [1]

Sources (3)

1. T-fal Ultimate Hard Anodized 2-piece frypan set
2. T-fal AB 1200 disclosure — PTFE, PFA and FEP named under PFAS
3. T-fal — “PTFE nonstick coating explained”

• An empty field is a different kind of absence from a missing one. Walmart built the structure to hold this information and the brand left it blank. [1]
• Non-food parts not specified at all — no handles, no lids, no rivets. [1]
• No PTFE, PFOA, PFAS or BPA claim of any kind. [1]
• Marketing descriptors doing duty as materials across this brand: “Granite”, “Supreme”, “Signature”. None of them is a material. [1] [2]

Sources (2)

1. Walmart — Thyme & Table Granite 12-Piece Set
2. Walmart — Thyme & Table Supreme 12-Piece Set

• The same twelve-piece set in other colourways carries at least some copy. This one carries none, which suggests the difference is listing maintenance rather than product. [2]
• No PTFE, PFOA, PFAS or BPA statement. [1]
• “Oven safe to 500°F” and “compatible with all stovetops including induction” are the only concrete facts published. [1]
• No third-party testing or certification, consistent with every Walmart house-brand product we checked. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Walmart — Beautiful 12-Piece Ceramic Set, Black Sesame
2. Walmart — Beautiful 12-Piece EverGood set, which does carry copy

• This page has no Designated Chemical Disclosure section at all, while its sibling does. Two SKUs of one product line on one retailer, with opposite chemical stories. [1] [2]
• We score the coating as a disclosed fluoropolymer, because the maker’s own filing for the line discloses it. “Toxin-free nonstick” on a PTFE coating is the most misleading single claim we found in American retail. [1] [2]
• “Double-riveted stainless steel handles with silicone grips” and “shatter-resistant glass lids” are named, which is why this scores above the honest sibling. The rubric grades materials, not candour — the candour is what these flags are for. [1]
• Made in Thailand, oven to 400°F, dishwasher safe. No warranty published. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Costco — Circulon Premier Professional 13-Piece
2. Costco — Circulon Premier Professional 10-Piece, PFAS disclosed

• It exists because California AB 1200 and Colorado HB 22-1345 compel it. It is a statutory self-declaration, not third-party testing — no laboratory is named and no report is published, which is why we score it as a filing rather than a test. [1]
• The same brand’s 13-piece set on the same retailer calls the same coating “toxin-free nonstick” and carries no disclosure section at all. [2]
• Handles and lids are not described on this page, which is why it scores below its less honest sibling. That is the rubric measuring materials rather than candour. [1]
• Made in Thailand, oven to 400°F, dishwasher safe. No warranty published on this page. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Costco — Circulon Premier Professional 10-Piece
2. Costco — Circulon Premier Professional 13-Piece, “toxin-free”

• “contains intentionally added PFAS because of its superior nonstick properties” is the brand’s own statutory wording. [1]
• The same product is sold in Australia as ScratchDefense A1, where Circulon’s Australian page says only “Made without PFOA” and no PFAS statement appears. The difference between the two markets is that California has a disclosure law and Australia does not. [2]
• Handle and lid materials are not described on the Costco page. [1]
• Made in Thailand. No third-party testing cited. [1]

Sources (2)

1. Costco — Circulon A1 ScratchDefense 12-Piece
2. Circulon Australia — ScratchDefense A1, “Made without PFOA”

• Across eleven Walmart house-brand cookware listings, from $21.84 to $197, zero name a coating chemistry. The disclosure ceiling for the entire range is the word “ceramic” or the word “nonstick”. [1] [2] [3]
• “Oven safe” with no temperature given — the only number that would make the claim useful on a coated pan. [1]
• No PTFE, PFOA, PFAS or BPA statement. No country of manufacture. No warranty. [1]
• Walmart’s published PFAS policy defines PFAS as “including PFOS, PFOA and PTFE” and permits cookware with intentionally added PFAS “if disclosed on the product label”. That policy governs Marketplace sellers. Walmart’s own private brands are first-party, so it does not reach them. [4]

Sources (4)

1. Walmart — Thyme & Table Supreme 12-Piece Set
2. Walmart — Mainstays 7-Piece Nonstick Aluminium Set, $21.84
3. Walmart — Thyme & Table Hard Anodized 15-Piece Set
4. Walmart Marketplace — Prohibited Products Policy: PFAS chemicals

• “Thermakind” is a trade name, not a disclosed material. [1]
• We went looking again and did find one document: a California AB 1200 disclosure, which lists the Always Pan under aluminium cookware with aluminium, iron, chromium, nickel and manganese as intentionally added. That earns a testing point. Note what it does not cover — those are the metals in the pan body. The coating, which is the entire question here, is not itemised anywhere on it. [3]
• December 2025: the law firm Migliaccio & Rathod opened a consumer investigation covering the Titanium Always Pan Pro and the Always Pan 2.0 — this pan. The allegations under investigation include chipping and flaking within about a year, and that the “PFAS-free” representation may mislead; the separate “coating-free” allegation concerns the titanium model, not this one. No lawsuit has been filed. This is a plaintiffs’ firm at solicitation stage, and should be read as exactly that. [2]
• None of this means the pan is unsafe. It means nobody outside the company can check.

Sources (3)

1. Our Place non-stick Always Pan page
2. Migliaccio & Rathod investigation notice, December 2025
3. Our Place California AB 1200 cookware disclosure

• A coating that must not exceed 350°F for more than half an hour is a meaningful thermal-stability signal, and the page never explains why. Thermal ceilings across Walmart’s own nonstick lines run from 350°F to 500°F with no stated reason for the spread. [1] [2]
• “Dishwasher safe for added convenience” — on a printed-finish handle. [1]
• No PTFE, PFOA, PFAS or BPA claim. [1]
• The Pioneer Woman is a Walmart-owned cookware brand and we could locate no California AB 1200 disclosure for it, nor does Defend Our Health’s index list one. [3]

Sources (3)

1. Walmart — The Pioneer Woman Prairie Signature 8in Fry Pan
2. Walmart — Beautiful 12-Piece EverGood set, 500°F
3. Defend Our Health — cookware materials disclosures index

• An unnamed exterior coating on a nonstick pan is the disclosure gap nobody looks for. It is the layer that meets the burner. [1]
• No PFOA, PTFE, PFAS or BPA claim of any kind. [1]
• “Suitable for all cooktops except induction” and “Dishwasher safe”. [1]
• Mainstays is a Walmart-owned cookware brand and we could locate no California AB 1200 disclosure for it, nor does Defend Our Health’s index list one. If those disclosures genuinely do not exist for Mainstays, The Pioneer Woman and Thyme & Table, that is a compliance question rather than only a transparency one. [2]

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1. Walmart — Mainstays 13-Piece Nonstick Aluminum Alloy Cookware Set
2. Defend Our Health — cookware materials disclosures index

• “Protect nonstick surface using only wood or nylon utensils; avoid metal.” The care instruction tells you the coating is fragile. It does not tell you what it is. [1]
• “Not induction safe and not oven safe. This cookware set is exclusively designed for stovetop cooking environments.” “Never leave empty cookware on a hot burner.” [1]
• Handle material not published. Lids referenced, material not published. [1]
• No dishwasher guidance, no warranty, no country of manufacture, no testing. [1]

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1. Walmart — Mainstays 7-Piece Non-Stick Aluminium Cookware Set

• Counting the coats is the most common way to sound specific while saying nothing. Kmart in Australia does the same thing: “three-layer non-stick coating”, “4 layer stone blast”. [1]
• No PFOA, PTFE, PFAS or BPA claim anywhere. [1]
• “Oven safe up to 400°F”. No dishwasher statement. [1]
• Non-food parts not specified: no handles, no lids, no rivets. [1]

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1. Walmart — Thyme & Table Hard Anodized 15-Piece Set