Amazon Basics Review, Is Amazon Basics Non-Toxic?
Amazon Basics averages 45 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 32 Amazon Basics products graded as of October 2026, and 11 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Amazon Basics grades Poor on our four-band scale.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
What Amazon Basics says and does about PFAS
We found no PFAS statement from Amazon Basics. Amazon has a chemicals policy that restricts PFAS in certain private-label food contact materials for its Amazon Kitchen brand, and it is not a blanket ban across other private label products.
- Brand statementToxic-Free Future reports that Amazon's 2020 restricted substances list restricts PFAS in certain private-label food contact materials for its Amazon Kitchen brand. Toxic-Free Future press release ↗
- Medical referenceGrocery Dive reports the Amazon Kitchen restriction is limited in scope and does not cover other Amazon private label or brand-name products. Grocery Dive, December 2020 ↗
Sources checked September 30, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Amazon Basics is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.
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- silicone
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- silicone (primarily)
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- Silicone (non-Teflon-family coating elastomer)
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- silicone rubber
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- Food-grade silicone
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- Polyester fabric with stain/water-resistant treatment
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- Silicone-coated or Teflon-family coating-coated paper (unspecified)
- Teflon-family coating degradation and volatilization. If the nonstick coating is Teflon-type coating or…
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- Ceramic nonstick coating on steel; no Teflon-type coating confirmed
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- Ceramic nonstick coating on aluminum
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- ceramic non-stick coating over aluminum
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- Ceramic nonstick coating over aluminum base
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Amazon Basics and PFAS, common questions
- Does Amazon Basics have PFAS?
- Amazon Basics averages 45 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 32 Amazon Basics products graded as of October 2026, and 11 of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. Does Amazon Basics have PFAS? We found no PFAS statement from Amazon Basics. In December 2020 Amazon announced restrictions on PFAS in certain Amazon Kitchen private-label food contact materials, and coverage of that announcement says it does not extend to all other Amazon private label products. We grade Amazon Basics bakeware, and we found no PFAS statement about it.
- Is Amazon Basics non-toxic?
- Amazon Basics Clear Soft Tpu Smartphone Cover For Iphone 2021 is the highest-graded Amazon Basics product we have scored, at 85/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Amazon Basics products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Amazon Basics products we have scored are Amazon Basics Clear Soft Tpu Smartphone Cover For Iphone 2021, Amazonbasics Case For Iphone 7 Plus - Clear, AmazonBasics Rubber & Suede Yoga Mat. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
- Which Amazon Basics products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Amazon Basics products we have scored are AmazonBasics 6-Piece Nonstick Oven Bakeware Baking Set, Amazon Basics Nonstick Rectangle Baking Pan, 22.86 x 33.02 cm., Perfect for Cakes, Dishwasher and Oven-Safe, Amazon Basics Nonstick Bakeware 6-Piece Set, Stackable, Dishwasher and Oven-Safe. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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