Totes Review, Is Totes Non-Toxic?
Totes averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Totes products graded as of November 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Totes 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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Which Totes products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Polyester canopy with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating, J-handle
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Polyester umbrellas commonly use PFAS-based water-repellent coating finishes. Totes has not disclosed…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester or nylon fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Totes has not disclosed whether this umbrella uses legacy PFOA/PFOS-based, long-chain PFAS, or newer…
- polyester/nylon fabric with unspecified water-repellent coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Polyester/nylon umbrellas typically rely on fluorine-based water repellents. Totes has not confirmed…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonTotes and PFAS, common questions
- Does Totes have PFAS?
- Totes averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Totes products graded as of November 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 Totes non-toxic?
- No Totes product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Totes Unisex Auto Open J-Handle Stick ECO Umbrella at 20/100.
- Which Totes products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Totes products we have scored are Totes Super Mini Manual ECO Compact Umbrella, Totes Vented Auto Open Stormbeater Golf Stick Umbrella, Totes Unisex Auto Open J-Handle Stick ECO Umbrella. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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