Your Right to Know – Nonstick Coatings
American Kitchen® Elite non-stick products contain man-made per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a large, complex group of manufactured compounds widely used to make everyday consumer and industrial products. There are thousands of fluorochemicals that make up the PFAS family, divided into two classes: nonpolymers and polymers. Fluoropolymers, such as PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), PFA (Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane) and FEP (Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene) are intentionally added substances widely used for nonstick coatings on the food -contact surface of cookware and bakeware products.
To learn more about the different types of PFAS substances, please visit the following sources:
- https://cookwareandbakeware.org/good-science/
- https://fecassociation.eu/download/2022-03-30-Position-PTFE.pdf
American Kitchen® Elite products are made using the PPG Whitford Nonstick Eterna® coating. For more information about the chemicals used in this coating, visit PPG ETERNA® Coatings | PPG Industrial Coatings.
For more information on the chemicals of concern as cited by the state of California, please visit the following:
- https://dtsc.ca.gov/scp/candidate-chemicals-list
- https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals/perfluoroalkyl-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfass
- https://dtsc.ca.gov
American Kitchen® Elite products made with the PPG Whitford Nonstick Eterna® coating include:
- #838 8" Nonstick Skillet
- #830 10" Nonstick Skillet
- #832 12" Nonstick Skillet
