Does Zep all-purpose cleaner have PFAS?
Zep all-purpose cleaner averages 76 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 9 Zep all-purpose cleaner products graded as of November 2026, below the 85 out of 100 median for the 45 other all-purpose cleaner brands graded alongside it.
Zep all-purpose cleaner averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 9 of the 9 we graded are worth buying. That is above 42% of the all-purpose cleaner 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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The same question, asked of the other all-purpose cleaner brands
Best average grade first. Zep averages 76.
See every Zep product we grade on the Zep brand page, or the full all-purpose cleaner ranking.