California Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act of 2021 (or AB-1200), was signed into law on October 5, 2021. It requires cookware manufacturers to disclose on their website the presence of any intentionally added chemicals in cookware, cookware handles and food-contact surfaces, and prohibits misleading advertising on cookware packaging. These added chemicals listed on the CA DTSC Candidate Chemical List include polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene and propylene (FEP), and perfluoro alkoxy alkane polymer (PFA)., which may be present on any cookware surface that comes into contact with food or in the handle of the product. Among other things, this law bans paper-based food packaging containing PFAS chemicals, in addition to requiring cookware manufacturers to disclose the presence of certain chemicals in handles and food-contact surfaces, whilst prohibiting misleading advertising on cookware packaging.
AB 1200 does not specify any minimal content to trigger disclosures. Instead, it is a "right to know law" for the state of California that requires a disclosure if any amounts of AB 1200 listed chemicals are intentionally added. The food contact surface on our regular non-stick coatings may contain some of the listed chemicals that may be present in the substrate layers beneath the food-contact surface, as well those listed chemicals that may be present in our stainless-steel handles, but our Ceramic non-stick coatings do not contain any of these chemicals.
Colorado HB22-1345 was signed into law on June 3, 2022 and also requires the disclosure of PFAS chemicals in cookware, cookware handles and food-contact surfaces.
For more information about AB-1200, visit: https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/
The authoritative lists of AB-1200 candidate chemicals can be found here: https://dtsc.ca.gov/scp/authoritative-lists/
Masterpan products are not in violation of any state or federal safety regulations and the presence of these chemicals does not mean that our cookware, bakeware, or kitchen accessories will pose a health risk with normal use. Both AB-1200 and HB22-1345 do not specify a minimal content level to trigger disclosures.
Masterpan nonstick cookware contains the following intentionally added PFAS chemicals used for their non-stick properties: polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene and propylene (FEP), and perfluoro alkoxy alkane polymer (PFA). All our non-stick coatings are purchased from major global non-stick manufacturers who have tested all their non-stick coatings to pass any FDA requirements.
Stainless Steel Cookware & Bakeware
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Chemical |
CAS |
DTSC |
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Iron |
7439-89-6 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22075 |
|
Manganese and Manganese Compounds |
7439-96-5 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22077 |
|
Phosphorus |
7723-14-0 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22181 |
|
Copper |
7440-50-8 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22101 |
|
Chromium Compounds |
7440-47-3 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22098 |
|
Nickel and Nickel Compounds |
7439-96-5 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22077 |
Nonstick Aluminum cookware
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Chemical |
CAS |
DTSC |
|
Iron |
7439-89-6 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22075 |
|
Manganese and Manganese Compounds |
7439-96-5 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22077 |
|
Aluminum |
7429-90-5 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22073 |
|
Copper |
7440-50-8 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22101 |
|
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), |
N/A |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22892 |
Carbon Steel Cookware and Bakeware
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Chemical |
CAS |
DTSC |
|
Iron |
7439-89-6 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22075 |
|
Manganese and Manganese Compounds |
7439-96-5 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22077 |
|
Aluminum |
7429-90-5 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22073 |
|
Phosphorus |
7723-14-0 |
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/cms/candidatechemical/?rid=22181 |