Dash Review, Is Dash Non-Toxic?
Dash averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Dash products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Dash grades Bad on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
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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- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
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- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
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Does Dash have PFAS, by category
Which Dash products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Stainless steel basket and heating element; nonstick-coated cooking surfaces (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk from nonstick coating. Coating type is unspecified by Dash. If Teflon-type…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick-coated cooking basket; composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating/nonstick coating degradation and fume release. If the coating is Teflon-type…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Ceramic nonstick coating (composition unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Ceramic coating degradation and particle ingestion. Ceramic nonstick coatings can chip or peel with…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick-coated cooking basket, composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume inhalation risk. Coating chemistry unconfirmed; if Teflon-type coating-based…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick-coated basket (composition unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating (Teflon) fume risk from coating degradation. If the basket uses Teflon-type coating and…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick-coated cooking basket/tray; composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk at high heat. If the basket uses Teflon-type coating-based nonstick…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonstick-coated basket/tray, composition unspecified by brand
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Nonstick coating thermal decomposition (Teflon-type coating fume risk if Teflon-type coating-based). If the…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal shock and fracture
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Aluminum leaching from base/housing
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- glass bowl, stainless steel exterior
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal stress and glass breakage
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Find an alternative on AmazonDash and PFAS, common questions
- Does Dash have PFAS?
- Dash averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Dash 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 Dash non-toxic?
- No Dash product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is DASH Tasti-Crisp 6-Quart Air Fryer at 15/100.
- Which Dash products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Dash products we have scored are DASH Tasti-Crisp Max Pro 8QT Air Fryer, DASH Tasti-Crisp Electric Air Fryer Oven Cooker, Dash Digital Tasti Crisp Air Fryer. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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