AB 1200 and HB 22-1345 CHEMICAL DISCLOSURES
At Katadyn Group, we aim for our customers to have a high level of confidence in our products and therefore hold high expectations not only for product performance but also for product safety. Every Optimus cookware product aligns with the requirements set by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the safe usage of product components in direct contact with food.
Besides Food and Drug Administration’s standards and regulations ensuring product health safety for consumers, there are “right to know” laws enacted in the states of California and Colorado. The California Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act (AB 1200) and the Colorado PFAS Chemicals Consumer Protection Act (HB 22-1345) require manufacturers to disclose the presence of certain chemicals that are intentionally added to the handle of a cookware product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food. AB 1200 applies to chemicals identified on California’s Department of Toxic Substance Control Candidate Chemical List (DTSC). HB 22-1345 applies to the presence of PFAS chemicals.
In compliance with these state laws and in the spirit of transparency, we use this section of our website to disclose not only the listed chemicals contained in the food contact surface of the non-stick coating of Optimus cookware, but also the listed chemicals representing alloy constituents of the substrate layers beneath the food-contact surface.
The presence of these chemicals does not mean in any way that our cookware products pose any health risk when used as instructed or intended.
Colorado H.B. 22-1345 Disclosure Details:
Product disclosures:
Vendor Model | Product Component | Chemical | |
Optimus non-stick Cookware | |||
Crux Lite Solo Cook System | 8019749 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropene copolymer |
Crux Weekend Cook System w/Black Canister Stand | 8021119 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | |
Elektra FE Cook System - BLACK | 8021087 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | |
Terra Xpress HE Cooking Pot | 8020676 | Cooking pot | |
Terra Weekend HE Cook Set | 8020707 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | |
Terra Camp 4 HE | 8020677 | 2.3 L Pot, 3.2 L Pot | |
California AB 1200 Disclosure:
Product disclosures:
Product Description | Vendor Model | Product Component | Chemical |
Optimus non-stick Cookware | |||
Crux Lite Solo Cook System | 8019749 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | Aluminium, Iron, Manganese & Manganese Compounds, Copper, Chromium total, Chromium Compounds, Zinc, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropene copolymer |
Crux Weekend Cook System w/Black Canister Stand | 8021119 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | |
Elektra FE Cook System - BLACK | 8021087 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | |
Terra Xpress HE Cooking Pot | 8020676 | Cooking pot | |
Terra Weekend HE Cook Set | 8020707 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | |
Terra Camp 4 HE | 8020677 | 2.3 L Pot, 3.2 L Pot | |
Frying Pan | Aluminium, Iron, Manganese & Manganese Compounds, Copper, Chromium total, Chromium Compounds, Zinc | ||
Optimus hard- anodized aluminum Cookware | |||
Crux Lite Solo Cook System (from Jan. 2025) | 8021447 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | Aluminium, Iron, Manganese & Manganese Compounds, Copper, Chromium total, Chromium Compounds, Zinc |
Crux Weekend Cook System w/Black Canister Stand | 8021119 | Cook Set (Saucepan, Frying pan/lid) | |
Chemical disclosures (Authoritative lists):
Chemical | Authoritative List* |
Aluminum | CWA 303(d), CA MCLs, ATSDR Neurotoxicants |
Iron | CWA 303(d) |
Manganese & Manganese Compounds | CWA 303(d), CDC 4th National Exposure Report, OEHHA RELs, CA TACs, CA NLs, ATSDR Neurotoxicants, IRIS Neurotoxicants |
Copper | CWA 303(c), CWA 303(d), CDC 4th National Exposure Report, OEHHA RELs |
Chromium total | CA MCLs |
Chromium Compounds | CDC 4th National Exposure Report, CA TACs, OEHHA RELs, CWA 303(d) |
Zinc | CWA 303(c), CWA 303(d), CDC 4th National Exposure Report |
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) | CECBP-Priority Chemicals |
Tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropene copolymer | CECBP-Priority Chemicals |
*As reported in the DTSC Candidate Chemical List (dated April 17, 2024) - https://dtsc.ca.gov/scp/candidate-chemicals-list/