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up&up Review, Is up&up Non-Toxic?

The verdict
up&up averages 25 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 2 up&up products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
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up&up grades Poor 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

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
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  • Heavy metals

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Which up&up products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

  • absorbent core, synthetic topsheet, waterproof backing (unspecified polymer)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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up&up and PFAS, common questions

Does up&up have PFAS?
up&up averages 25 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 2 up&up 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 up&up non-toxic?
No up&up product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Up & Up Women's Long Length Incontinence Pads at 25/100.
Which up&up products should I avoid?
The lowest-graded up&up products we have scored are Parchment Paper Roll 50 sq ft up&up, Up & Up Women's Long Length Incontinence Pads. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

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