Functional Form Cutting Board Set, 3-Piece vs Pastry Mat: which is safer?

Functional Form Cutting Board Set, 3-Piece is the clear pick. Trudeau Pastry Mat carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Fiskars

Functional Form Cutting Board Set, 3-Piece

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Polypropylene or similar plastic; no nonstick or waterproof coating disclosed

Confidence

72%

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from cutting action

ReportedBacterial biofilm accumulation in deep cuts

PossibleStaining and odor retention

Trudeau Pastry Mat

Trudeau

Pastry Mat

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Silicone or rubber mat

Confidence

35%

PossibleSilicone degradation and leaching

PossibleOdor and off-gassing

PossibleSurface wear and micro-particle shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Microplastic shedding from cutting action, Bacterial biofilm accumulation in deep cuts, Staining and odor retention and Heat-induced warping or leaching on the Fiskars and not on the Trudeau.
  • We flag Silicone degradation and leaching, Odor and off-gassing and Surface wear and micro-particle shedding on the Trudeau and not on the Fiskars.
  • The Fiskars is Polypropylene or similar plastic; no nonstick or waterproof coating disclosed where the Trudeau is Silicone or rubber mat, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • We are less certain about the Trudeau grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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