Everything we’ve checked

• Their own site is inconsistent. The product page claims certified PFOA- and PTFE-free; the separate skillet brand page claims “Free from PFOA, PFAS’s, PTFE & coatings”. Only the narrower claim is covered by the certificates. [2]
• The same brand page says “FDA Certified”. The FDA does not certify cookware — it regulates food-contact substances. Marketing overstatement on an otherwise well-documented brand. [2]
• Independent tester Tamara Rubin reports, by XRF, 16,400 ppm lead on the bottom logo mark of an Xtrema Versa Pot, and 7,258 ppm on the bottom label of a Ceramcor Xtrema saucepan. We could find no published reading for this skillet, though her archive does include a Ceramcor-made frying pan sold under another brand at 14,900 ppm — so read the absence as an absence, not a clean bill. XRF measures total content in the material scanned; it does not measure what leaches into food. Xtrema’s claim is specifically “no extractable lead” and their SGS certificates are leach tests. The two measure different things. A documented dispute, not a finding either way. [4] [5] [6]
• No maximum oven temperature published anywhere we could find. Thermal shock will crack it — their own care guidance warns against cold water and cold countertops. [1]

composition 3/3 · testing 3/3 · origin 2/2 · claim precision 1/2 · oven UNVERIFIED — no figure published · warranty 10 years, plus replacement promise

Sources

1. Xtrema Classic Skillet product page
2. Xtrema skillet brand page — the PFAS and “FDA Certified” wording
3. Xtrema product testing — dated SGS certificates
4. Tamara Rubin, XRF reading on the Xtrema 1.25qt Versa Pot (June 2022)
5. Tamara Rubin, Ceramcor Xtrema saucepan update (2018)
6. Tamara Rubin, full Xtrema testing archive

• Says it was third-party tested under European food-contact regulations and gives a report number, but does not name the laboratory or publish the report. [1]
• “Made in Italy and the US” is not broken down by component. [1]
• A 2023 class action over “PFOA free” and “100% non-toxic” claims concerned Made In’s non-stick line, not this pan. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed it with prejudice in April 2025 — there was no ruling on the merits, and the fullest public account of it is Made In’s own blog post. [2] [3]

composition 3/3 · testing 2/3 · origin 1/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven 800°F · warranty Lifetime, defects

Sources

1. Made In Stainless Clad Frying Pan, 10 inch
2. Made In’s own account of the 2023 lawsuit
3. Complaint coverage, Elseroad v. Boston Foundry (W.D. Tex.)

• No third-party testing or material declaration published. [1]
• No numeric oven or maximum heat guidance published anywhere we could find. [1]
• The lifetime warranty is void if you put it in the dishwasher, soak it, or microwave it. It also excludes rust, pitting, sticky seasoning and flaking — which is most of what actually goes wrong with cast iron. [2]

composition 2/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 2/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven UNVERIFIED — no figure published · warranty Limited lifetime, defects

Sources

1. Lodge Classic Cast Iron Skillet
2. Lodge “Made Right” warranty terms and exclusions

• No country of manufacture stated anywhere we could find — only “mindfully manufactured in BSCI-certified factories”. That is not a country. [1]
• The warranty is one year and explicitly excludes coating deterioration from high heat, thermal shock and metal utensils — which tells you what Caraway expects to go wrong. [5]
• August 2025: the National Advertising Division found Caraway did have a reasonable basis for its own “PFAS-free” and “non-toxic” product claims, but recommended it discontinue comparative claims disparaging competitors, including its framing of rising “Teflon flu” cases. [3]
• February 2026: Groupe SEB and Meyer sued Caraway in the Southern District of New York for false advertising, commercial disparagement and trade libel. It is pending with no ruling. Draw nothing from it yet. Note also that Groupe SEB owns All-Clad, which is also in this table. [4]

composition 1/3 · testing 3/3 · origin 0/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven 550°F · warranty 1 year — excludes coating damage from high heat

Sources

1. Caraway Fry Pan product page
2. Caraway third-party testing hub
3. BBB National Programs — NAD decision on Caraway, August 2025
4. Reporting on Groupe SEB and Meyer v. Caraway (filed Feb 2026)
5. Caraway warranty terms

• A $4M settlement over “dishwasher safe” marketing covered “All-Clad D3, D5 or LTD cookware”, with final approval heard in January 2023. The damage described — surface peeling leaving sharp edges — points at coated products rather than bare stainless, so how it applies to this pan is unclear. [2]
• Parent company Groupe SEB is currently suing Caraway, also in this table, over its PFAS marketing. Worth knowing before you read anyone’s comparison of the two. [3]

composition 2/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 1/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven 600°F, oven and broiler · warranty Limited lifetime

Sources

1. All-Clad D3 10-inch fry pan
2. Coverage of the All-Clad “dishwasher safe” $4M settlement
3. Reporting on Groupe SEB and Meyer v. Caraway

• The claim is written as “Our PFAS-free Ceramic Nonstick is Made Without Intentionally Added PFAS”. Those are two different claims in one sentence, and only the second one is a commitment. It permits residual PFAS from feedstock or process. [1]
• Cites FDA, German LFGB, Swiss and KTR conformity but names no laboratory and publishes no report. [2]
• Does not address lead or cadmium on the product page or the toxins FAQ we checked. [1]
• A 2019 class action over “0% Toxins” and “completely toxin free” marketing ended in dismissal with prejudice. Reporting suggests a settlement; we could not verify the terms or the docket entry, and GreenPan’s own account is that it concluded “with no findings of liability and no admission of wrongdoing”. Both of those can be true at once. [3] [4]

composition 2/3 · testing 1/3 · origin 0/2 · claim precision 0/2 · oven 600°F · warranty Limited lifetime, defects

Sources

1. GreenPan Valencia Pro 12-inch frypan
2. GreenPan FAQ: do GreenPan products have toxins
3. GreenPan’s own account of the 2019 lawsuit
4. Truth in Advertising case file, Saldivar v. The Cookware Company

• “Thermakind” is a trade name, not a disclosed material. [1]
• December 2025: the law firm Migliaccio & Rathod opened a consumer investigation covering the Titanium Always Pan Pro and the Always Pan 2.0 — this pan. The allegations under investigation include chipping and flaking within about a year, and that the “PFAS-free” representation may mislead; the separate “coating-free” allegation concerns the titanium model, not this one. No lawsuit has been filed. This is a plaintiffs’ firm at solicitation stage, and should be read as exactly that. [2]
• None of this means the pan is unsafe. It means nobody outside the company can check.

composition 1/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 0/2 · claim precision 0/2 · oven 450°F · warranty 1 year limited

Sources

1. Our Place non-stick Always Pan page
2. Migliaccio & Rathod investigation notice, December 2025

• The country, the testing and the steel grades are all on PlanetBox’s FAQ page rather than the product page. Both are linked below. [2]
• PlanetBox does not name the individual laboratories, and the “certified” recycled-content claims do not name a certifier. [2]
• Not leak-proof by design — there are no gaskets. Nothing runny. [1]
• Remove the magnets before washing; PlanetBox says they are not designed to get wet. [1]

composition 3/3 · testing 2/3 · origin 2/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven Dishwasher safe · warranty 5 years steel, 1 year soft goods

Sources

1. PlanetBox Rover product page
2. PlanetBox FAQ — steel grades, testing, country of manufacture

• No third-party testing, certification or Prop 65 statement published that we could find. [1]
• No country of manufacture stated on the product page, FAQ or warranty page. [1]
• Not leak-proof. LunchBots’ own advice is to pack dry foods only. [1]
• Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects, which is generous for the price. [2]

composition 2/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 0/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven Dishwasher safe, not microwave · warranty Lifetime, defects

Sources

1. LunchBots Large Cinco product page
2. LunchBots warranty terms

• Grade 201 substitutes manganese for nickel and corrodes more readily than 304. Committing to one grade, or labelling it per product, would cost nothing and would raise this score several points. We have asked them which one ships in this product. [2]
• No warranty published anywhere we could find. [2]
• No lead or metals testing published. [2]
• No gaskets, so not leak-proof. Their separate Splash Box is the leak-proof one, and it seals with silicone — worth knowing if “plastic-free” was the whole reason you were buying. [1]

composition 1/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 2/2 · claim precision 1/2 · oven Steel to ~350°F · warranty UNVERIFIED — none published

Sources

1. ECOlunchbox Three-in-One Giant
2. ECOlunchbox FAQ — the “201 or 304” disclosure

• No third-party testing, no certification, no Prop 65 statement. [1]
• No country of manufacture stated on the product page or the FAQ. [1]
• The second claim — “made without PVC, phthalates, lead, or vinyl” — is on Bentgo’s FAQ rather than the product page. [2]
• The 5-year warranty is well above Bentgo’s own stated 1–2 year baseline for most lunch products, which is a decent signal about the line. [2]

composition 3/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 0/2 · claim precision 0/2 · oven Top-rack dishwasher · warranty 5 years

Sources

1. Bentgo Kids Stainless Steel Lunch Box
2. Bentgo FAQ — the wider “free of” claim and warranty baseline

• The composition and the tempering explanation are on Anchor Hocking’s “why choose glass” page, not the TrueSeal product page. Both linked below. [2]
• Lid resin and gasket material are not stated. The lid is a food-contact part, which is why this scores 2 rather than 3 on composition. [1]
• No warranty and no third-party testing published that we could find. [1]
• 425°F ceiling — above that counts as misuse. [1]
• Their framing that soda-lime is “a modern improvement over borosilicate” is a competitive claim, not a neutral one. Their own precise wording is that tempered soda-lime has “equal to or greater thermal shock resistance than annealed borosilicate” — a tempered-versus-annealed comparison, which is not the same as tempered-versus-tempered. [2] [3]

composition 2/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 2/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven To 425°F; microwave, freezer, dishwasher · warranty UNVERIFIED

Sources

1. Anchor Hocking TrueSeal
2. Anchor Hocking, “why choose glass” — the published oxide composition
3. Anchor Hocking bakeware facts

• “FDA approved silicone” appears on their site but attached to a different product line, not this container. [1]
• The lid is not dishwasher or oven safe, which undercuts the point of a steel container somewhat. [1]
• No warranty published. [1]
• Their site redirects to an unencrypted connection, which is a poor look for a 2026 storefront. [1]

composition 2/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 2/2 · claim precision 1/2 · oven Base dishwasher safe; lid not · warranty UNVERIFIED

Sources

1. Onyx 18cm airtight container

• This matters practically, not just on principle: soda-lime handles thermal shock worse than borosilicate, which is exactly why Pyrex warns never to put hot glass on a cold or wet surface. The composition is the reason for the warning. [2]
• No stovetop, broiler, toaster oven or grill. Fully preheated conventional or convection oven only. [1]
• January 2023: the FTC announced a proposed consent order requiring Pyrex’s manufacturer, Instant Brands, to pay $129,416 for advertising Chinese-made measuring cups as “Made in USA”. Over 110,000 units were sold with that claim; the order was finalised in March 2023 and refunds went out in October 2024. [4]
• Instant Brands filed for Chapter 11 in mid-2023, so treat any warranty as worth checking before you rely on it.

composition 1/3 · testing 0/3 · origin 0/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven Preheated oven only; no stovetop · warranty 2 years

Sources

1. Pyrex Simply Store 4-piece round set
2. Pyrex FAQ — discusses both glass types without stating which is used
3. Corning Museum of Glass on Pyrex glass composition
4. FTC press release, Instant Brands “Made in USA” order, January 2023

• The 18/8 grade and the country are stated in the company FAQ, not on the product page, which says only “90% Recycled Steel”. Both linked below. [2]
• Testing scores only 1 of 3. Klean Kanteen names Intertek for recycled-content verification and cites a GreenScreen assessment of its exterior coating — neither of those is safety testing of this bottle, and no report for it is published. [2]
• Klean Kanteen says all its products are lead-free and that its insulated line uses silica/glass plugs rather than lead solder. Independent tester Tamara Rubin disputes this for the insulated bottles and recommends only the non-insulated ones. We found no company response to her specifically. This single-wall bottle sidesteps the argument entirely by having no vacuum seal at all. [3]
• Hand wash the printed ones if you want the graphics to survive. [1]

composition 3/3 · testing 1/3 · origin 2/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven Dishwasher safe · warranty Lifetime limited

Sources

1. Klean Kanteen 12oz Kids Classic with Sport Cap
2. Klean Kanteen FAQ — steel grade, lining, country, sealing method
3. Tamara Rubin, water bottle recommendations and the insulated-bottle dispute

• The AB 1200 disclosure is the manufacturer’s own filing against a designated chemical list, not third-party testing, which is why testing scores 1 rather than 2. It is also not component-level — every product in a category gets an identical entry. [2]
• Hydro Flask says it moved away from the industry-standard leaded sealing dot in 2012. Tamara Rubin’s XRF testing describes pre-2018 Hydro Flasks as having leaded dots, while naming post-2018 Hydro Flask as consistently lead-free. Both accounts cannot be exactly right, and we found no reconciliation — but on the current product they agree. [3] [4]
• Stainless grade, cap plastic, boot material and country of manufacture are all unstated. [1]
• Not for hot liquids, not for the freezer, ages 3+. [1]

composition 1/3 · testing 1/3 · origin 0/2 · claim precision 2/2 · oven Dishwasher safe · warranty Hydro Flask Promise, limited

Sources

1. Hydro Flask Kids 12 oz Bottle
2. Hydro Flask required materials disclosure (California AB 1200)
3. Hydro Flask FAQ on lead and bottle sealing
4. Tamara Rubin, water bottle testing and recommendations