Tefal Easy Cook & Clean

Pan range.

Recommended on 1 of 4: lead and cadmium. PTFE or other PFAS: the cooking surface.

What the sources say

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PTFE and other PFAS
Contains: cooking surface only Independent testIndependent test. A lab or tester not paid by the brand published a result, with a date.

TEFAL brands, including Tefal and T-fal, manufacture cookware with PTFE non-stick coatings.

Source: Tefal page on PTFE (opens in a new tab)

Lead and cadmium
Free from Brand claim (with conditions)Brand claim (with conditions). The brand’s own words, from its website, packaging or manual, with small print or a limited scope. Not tested by Utenzeal or an independent lab. We quote both.Recommended on this hazard

Our Tefal Non-Stick Coatings Are Free From PFOA, Lead, and Cadmium*

Conditions: Free from lead and cadmium (no Pb and no Cd) means that no intentional addition of lead or cadmium has been made in the coatings, and these metals have not been detected in tests conducted by external laboratories.

Source: Tefal page on PTFE (opens in a new tab)

Parts that touch food

Fig. 1: Tefal Easy Cook & Clean

Line drawing of a pan like the Tefal Easy Cook & Clean. Numbered callouts mark the parts listed in the table below.123

A drawing of this kind of pan, not of the exact model. The numbers match the table.

No.PartMaterialCoatingWhat the source says
1Cooking surfaceAluminiumPTFE non stick ('TITANIUM' non-stick; PTFE confirmed by Tefal to Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg)No quoteSource: Tefal product page (opens in a new tab)
2BodyAluminiumNon-stick coating outsideNo quoteSource: Tefal product page (opens in a new tab)
3Rivets inside the panNot statedType not statedNo quoteSource: Tefal product page (opens in a new tab)

Tests and lab reports

  • Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg, 08/04/2025

    What was tested: Total organic fluorine (TOF) in the non-stick coating of the Tefal Easy Cook'n'Clean Pfanne (German market), one of six pans

    What it found: 37.65% organic fluorine, highest of the pans analysed; Tefal confirmed the coating is PTFE based and pointed to legal requirements

    Read the report (opens in a new tab) (Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg, a German consumer group)

What we do not know yet

  • Bisphenols: We have not found a statement from Tefal on this yet.
  • Plastic touching food: We have not found a statement from Tefal on this yet.
  • Rivets inside the pan: material and coating not stated.

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