Owala Review, Is Owala Non-Toxic?
Owala averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 15 Owala products graded as of October 2026, and all 15 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Owala grades Excellent 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 Owala says and does about PFAS
We found no PFAS statement from Owala. Owala says its plastics are BPA and phthalate free and that its products are free of chemical copycats of BPA, but neither claim names PFAS. We found no independent PFAS lab test, state PFAS disclosure or PFAS lawsuit naming Owala.
- Brand statementOwala says the plastics in its products are BPA and phthalate free, a claim that does not mention PFAS. Owala FAQ ↗
- Brand statementOwala says all its products are BPA free and free of chemical copycats and made from food-grade materials, without naming PFAS. Owala blog ↗
Sources checked September 29, 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.
Owala 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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Owala and PFAS, common questions
- Does Owala have PFAS?
- Owala averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 15 Owala products graded as of October 2026, and all 15 reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. We found no PFAS statement from Owala, and the brand only says its plastics are BPA and phthalate free.
- Is Owala non-toxic?
- Owala FreeSip Sway Stainless Steel is the highest-graded Owala product we have scored, at 80/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Owala products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Owala products we have scored are Owala FreeSip Sway Stainless Steel, Owala Stainless Steel Straw Tumbler Route 66, Owala FreeSip Stainless Steel Tumbler. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
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