Does Amazon Basics cookware have PFAS?
Amazon Basics cookware averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Amazon Basics cookware products graded as of October 2026, level with the 15 out of 100 median for the 49 other cookware brands graded alongside it.
Amazon Basics cookware averages Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 30% of the cookware brands we grade.
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.
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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.
Which Amazon Basics cookware contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Ceramic nonstick coating on aluminum
- Ceramic coating degradation and flaking. Ceramic nonstick coatings are inherently less durable than…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- ceramic non-stick coating over aluminum
- Aluminum leaching from coating degradation. Ceramic coatings are prone to chipping and peeling with normal…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Amazon Basics
2-Piece Ceramic Non-Stick Stainless Steel Fry Pan Set, 10-Inch and 8-Inch
- ceramic non-stick coating over stainless steel
- Ceramic coating degradation and particle shedding. Budget ceramic coatings are prone to flaking and chipping…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Ceramic nonstick coating over aluminum base
- Aluminum leaching. Ceramic coating degradation over time will expose aluminum base. Leaching increases with…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Stainless steel with unspecified non-stick coating
- Non-stick coating degradation and fume risk. The unidentified coating's stability over time and fume profile…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonstick coating, material unspecified
- Teflon-type coating fume inhalation (if Teflon-type coating-based). Unknown coating chemistry means…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating, composition unspecified
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition). If the coating is conventional Teflon-type coating…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Amazon Basics average of 15.
- Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Clad separation or delamination over time
- stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Nickel leaching from stainless steel
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Clad stainless steel, no coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Metal ion release during cooking (iron, nickel, chromium)
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Best average grade first. Amazon Basics averages 15.
See every Amazon Basics product we grade on the Amazon Basics brand page, or the full cookware ranking.