Want to know if your nonstick pan contains PFAS? A new searchable database has the answer

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 632

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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A new searchable database highlights the smooth rollout of Maine’s ban on forever chemicals — at least when it comes to cookware.

“I think that the implementation on this particular product category has been pretty excellent,” said Emily Carey Perez de Alejo, executive director of Defend Our Health, which advocates to reduce consumers’ exposure to toxic chemicals.

After reviewing more than 200 cookware brands for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS,

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