PFAS65/ 100Good
Silicone Baking Mats

Farberware · Parchment Paper & Baking Liners

Silicone Baking Mats

Good

Lower concern; silicone mats rarely contain PFAS by design.

Farberware silicone baking mats are made from food-grade silicone, an inherently PFAS-free material. No PFAS disclosure is needed, though the brand remains silent.

The safe swap

GreenPan Platinum Silicone Tongs

GreenPan

GreenPan Platinum Silicone Tongs

90/100 safety

90Excellent

Same rubric that flunked this product. The swap earned Excellent.

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Material

Food-grade silicone

Brand disclosure

Brand is silent on PFAS

Lab data

No public lab test

What we don’t know

Basis
Model estimate, 78% confidence, not a lab result
Lab test
None on record for this exact product
Brand statement
Farberware has made none

Formulations change between production runs, so check the current label. How we grade.

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