Chicago Metallic Review, Is Chicago Metallic Non-Toxic?
The verdict
Chicago Metallic averages 40 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Chicago Metallic products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
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Chicago Metallic 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.
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Chicago Metallic
Half Size Sheet Pan
65GoodPFAS grade
⚠Aluminum leaching in acidic foods, Hard-anodized aluminum reduces but does not eliminate potential for trace…
Chicago Metallic averages 40 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Chicago Metallic products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
Is Chicago Metallic non-toxic?
No Chicago Metallic product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Chicago Metallic Half Size Sheet Pan at 65/100.
Which Chicago Metallic products should I avoid?
The lowest-graded Chicago Metallic products we have scored are Chicago Metallic Cookie Sheet, Chicago Metallic Baking Sheet, Chicago Metallic Everyday Baking Sheet. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.