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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lifestyle
Tom Perkins

Toxic truth? The cookware craze redefining ‘ceramic’ and ‘nontoxic’

Illustration of red pan with lid and blue, green and yellow swirls in the background
‘Meanwhile, independent testing and research suggests quasi-ceramics may contain toxins like titanium dioxide, siloxanes, lead and mercury.’ Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

The cookware industry has entered a golden age, largely driven by the wild success of a new generation of “nontoxic” and “nonstick” designer ceramic pans backed by stars including Selena Gomez, Stanley Tucci and Oprah Winfrey.

But the pans are probably not “nontoxic” some independent testing and research suggests. Nor are they even “ceramic” – at least not in the way the public broadly thinks of ceramics. Now, regulators are investigating some of the pan sellers’ claims.

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