HexClad class action alleges cookware marketed as ‘non-toxic’ actually contains PFAS

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HexClad PFAS class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Khuschbu Didwania, Pratikkumar Patel and Benjamin Adams filed a class action lawsuit against HexClad Cookware Inc. 
• Why: The plaintiffs claim HexClad deceptively markets its cookware products as being environmentally friendly and free of harmful chemicals. 
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court. 
• How to find help: Have you or a loved one drank water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and later developed cancer or other health issues? You may qualify to join a free PFAS water contamination lawsuit investigation!

HexClad Cookware deceptively markets its HexClad cookware products as environmentally friendly and free of harmful chemicals, a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiffs Khuschbu Didwania, Pratikkumar Patel and Benjamin Adams claim HexClad markets its cookware products as free of chemicals, despite coating them with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). 

The plaintiffs argue HexClad acknowledges that it coats its cookware products with PTFE, while marketing the compound as “safe and inert” and falsely claiming they are free of PFAS. 

“It is therefore misleading for HexClad to represent to consumers that its cookware is free from PFOAs and all PFAS,” the HexClad class action states.

The plaintiffs want to represent a nationwide class of consumers who have ever purchased a HexClad cookware product. 

HexClad greenwashes cookware products to take advantage of green movement, class action says

The plaintiffs claim HexClad is guilty of “greenwashing” its cookware products as a way to profit off a growing consumer desire to purchase “green” products, without “actually going green.” 

“Greenwashers do not make notable efforts toward an environmentally friendly marketplace, certainly not to the extent that they frequently claim,” the HexClad class action states. 

The plaintiffs claim HexClad is guilty of unjust enrichment, breach of express warranty and negligent misrepresentation, and of violating California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act, False Advertising Law and Unfair Competition Law. 

The plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial and requesting injunctive relief along with an award of damages for themselves and all class members. 

In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule aimed at limiting PFAS in drinking water. 

Do you have HexClad Cookware in your home? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiffs are represented by Caleb Marker, Brian C. Gudmundson and Rachel K. Tack of Zimmerman Reed LLP, and Christopher D. Jennings of Johnson Firm. 

The HexClad PFAS class action lawsuit is Didwania, et al. v. HexClad Cookware Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-05110, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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