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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

Chicago Metallic

Half Size Sheet Pan

65GoodPFAS grade
  • Aluminum leaching in acidic foods, Hard-anodized aluminum reduces but does not eliminate potential for trace…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

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Chicago Metallic Everyday Baking Sheet

Chicago Metallic

Everyday Baking Sheet

65GoodPFAS grade
  • Coating degradation over time, If a non-stick or enamel coating is present, repeated washing and thermal…

2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

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Chicago Metallic Baking Sheet

Chicago Metallic

Baking Sheet

15BadPFAS grade
  • Teflon-type coating/Teflon fume risk from non-stick coating, If this baking sheet uses Teflon-type coating or…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

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Chicago Metallic Cookie Sheet

Chicago Metallic

Cookie Sheet

15BadPFAS grade
  • Aluminum leaching, Aluminum coating provides barrier to direct contact, but minor leaching is theoretically…

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Chicago Metallic and PFAS, common questions

Does Chicago Metallic have PFAS?
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.

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