Lodge Review, Is Lodge Non-Toxic?
Lodge averages 68 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 12 Lodge products graded as of October 2026, and 6 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Lodge grades Good 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 Lodge says and does about PFAS
Lodge says its cast iron has always been made without PFAS, that it is made with just iron and vegetable oil seasoning, and that it uses third-party labs to verify its cookware is free of PFAS. It also markets its USA Enamel cast iron Dutch oven as made without PFAS. These are Lodge’s own claims, and we did not find its lab reports published.
- Brand statementLodge says its cast iron has always been made without PFAS. Lodge Cast Iron ↗
- MaterialsLodge says its cast iron is made with just iron and 100 percent natural vegetable oil. Lodge Cast Iron ↗
- Brand statementLodge says it relies on vetted third-party labs to verify its cookware is free of PFAS. Lodge Cast Iron ↗
- Brand statementLodge markets its USA Enamel cast iron Dutch oven as nontoxic cookware made without PFAS. Lodge Cast Iron ↗
Sources checked September 14, 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.
Lodge 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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- enameled cast iron (vitreous enamel coating over cast iron base)
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Find an alternative on AmazonLodge and PFAS, common questions
- Does Lodge have PFAS?
- Lodge averages 68 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 12 Lodge products graded as of October 2026, and 6 of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. Lodge says its cast iron has always been made without PFAS and is seasoned with vegetable oil.
- Is Lodge non-toxic?
- Cast Iron Seasoning Spray is the highest-graded Lodge 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 Lodge products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Lodge products we have scored are Cast Iron Seasoning Spray, Lodge Cast Iron Skillet, Lodge Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
- Which Lodge products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Lodge products we have scored are Lodge Dutch Oven Liners, Lodge Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven, Essential Enamel Dutch Oven. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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