Does Ninja cookware have PFAS?
Ninja cookware averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Ninja cookware products graded as of October 2026, level with the 15 out of 100 median for the 49 other cookware brands graded alongside it.
Ninja 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 Ninja says and does about PFAS
For Ninja, the answer depends on what you bought and when. SharkNinja’s own California disclosure list shows PTFE as the nonstick coating on Ninja air fryers made before 15 August 2024, while the air fryers listed for units made after that date, or bought after 1 January 2025, show aluminum and no PTFE. Its NeverStick Premium cookware lists PTFE, FEP and PFA, while its Ceramic Pro and Extended Life Ceramic cookware list aluminum and stainless steel with no PTFE.
- Regulatory filingSharkNinja’s California AB 1200 disclosure lists polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as providing the nonstick coating on Ninja air fryers manufactured before 15 August 2024. SharkNinja ↗
- Regulatory filingFor air fryers manufactured after 15 August 2024 or purchased after 1 January 2025, the same list shows aluminum and no PTFE. SharkNinja ↗
- Regulatory filingIt lists FEP, PTFE and PFA for the NeverStick Premium cookware set, and aluminum and stainless steel with no PTFE for the Ceramic Pro and Essentials Extended Life Ceramic sets. SharkNinja ↗
- Brand statementSharkNinja’s announcement for its NeverQuit ceramic cookware describes it as made without lead, cadmium, PTFE, PFOA and PFAS. SharkNinja release via StockTitan ↗
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.
Which Ninja cookware contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- ceramic-coated aluminum; nonstick coating unspecified
- Ceramic coating degradation and aluminum leaching. Ceramic nonstick coatings on aluminum cookware typically…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating (unspecified proprietary formula)
- Nonstick coating thermal degradation and fume release. Proprietary formula not disclosed; actual…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating (unspecified chemistry)
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if applicable). If the NeverStick coating is Teflon-type coating-based…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating (unspecified Teflon-family coating or proprietary)
- Teflon-type coating fume inhalation risk (thermal decomposition). If the coating is traditional Teflon-type…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating (type unspecified); aluminum/stainless steel base
- Aluminum leaching. If the nonstick coating degrades or is scratched, aluminum can leach into acidic foods…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating (proprietary, unspecified type)
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition). Ninja has not disclosed whether Neverstick is…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Ninja 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)
The same question, asked of the other cookware brands
Best average grade first. Ninja averages 15.
See every Ninja product we grade on the Ninja brand page, or the full cookware ranking.