Heavy-Metal-Free Products

Hard maple is naturally antimicrobial and sheds zero plastic particles. Research shows plastic boards release up to 79 million microplastics per year.

Sustainable rubberwood with non-toxic water-based dyes. Zero plastic particles released when mouthed or chewed — unlike conventional plastic toys.

Gravity-fed stainless steel system that needs no power or plumbing — useful off-grid, in an RV, or during an outage. Berkey states the Black Berkey elements are formulated to address 200+ contaminants and publishes lab reports for heavy metals, pesticides and PFOA. Those reports come from laboratories Berkey commissions, not an NSF/ANSI certification — which is why California and Iowa restrict the sale.

High-fired Burgundy clay pie dish made in France, with a hard glaze and no non-stick coating. Emile Henry states its glazes are lead-free and cadmium-free and meet California Proposition 65.

A skillet made of ceramic all the way through — no metal core, no non-stick coating. Xtrema states every batch is tested by third-party laboratories for extractable lead and cadmium against California Proposition 65 limits.

Divided plate in 304 stainless steel with a removable silicone suction ring — the food surface is metal, and the ring comes off so you can clean behind it.

One-piece silicone bib with a catch-all pocket — wipes clean in seconds and holds its shape, unlike the coated fabric bibs it replaces.

Single-wall stainless steel kids’ bottle with a sippy spout — the liquid sits in steel, and the bottle grows with the child as the cap is swapped.

Stainless steel cup with a sip lid and a straw lid, where the liquid touches only steel and silicone — two stages of drinking in one cup.

Twelve solid wood arches finished with water-based color — an open-ended toy that gets played with for years instead of a moulded plastic set with one use.

Wooden pull-along toy finished with water-based paint — the classic first walking toy, in wood rather than moulded plastic, at an accessible price.

Aluminum-free deodorant built on coconut oil and shea butter. It is a deodorant, not an antiperspirant — which is exactly what "aluminum-free" means, and the label rarely explains it.

Aluminum-free deodorant using magnesium and plant oils, with a sensitive-skin range for people the baking-soda formulas irritate.

Five-stage ion-exchange pitcher that ZeroWater states is IAPMO certified to reduce lead, chromium and PFOA/PFOS. Every pitcher ships with a meter so you can see when the filter is spent instead of guessing.

Pitcher with a two-layer filter — nano-fiber over a carbon block — that Epic states is NSF certified to NSF/ANSI 42 and 372 and independently tested to NSF/ANSI 42, 53, 401 and P231, with published reductions for microplastics, PFAS, lead and fluoride.

The pitcher most people already own, with Brita’s Elite filter — certified by WQA against NSF/ANSI 42, 53 and 401, which is where its lead and its microplastic-particle claims come from, and by IAPMO against Standard 53 for PFOA/PFOS.

Eleven-cup pitcher using PUR’s lead-reducing filter, which PUR states is WQA certified to reduce lead and NSF certified to reduce microplastics. The shortest filter life here, so check the cost per gallon before buying.

Countertop four-stage reverse osmosis with no plumbing, which AquaTru states is tested and certified by IAPMO to NSF standards to reduce 84 contaminants including lead, chromium 6, PFAS and microplastics.

Under-sink filter that connects to the cold line you already have — no new faucet, no drilling — and which Frizzlife states is certified to NSF/ANSI 42, 53 and 372, with a 1600-gallon cartridge.

Five-stage under-sink reverse osmosis system carrying the Water Quality Association Gold Seal, rated at 50 gallons a day — the value entry into real RO filtration.

Tankless under-sink reverse osmosis that Waterdrop states is certified to NSF/ANSI 42, 58 and 372, with an 0.0001 micron membrane, a three-to-one pure-to-drain ratio and minerals added back after filtering.

Stainless steel gravity filter that ProOne states is certified by IAPMO R&T against NSF/ANSI 372, 42, 53 and 401 — the certified alternative in a category where the best-known name has no certification at all.

Whole-house system that Aquasana states is certified by IAPMO to NSF/ANSI 53 for lead and cysts and to NSF P473 for PFOA and PFOS — filtration where the water enters the house, so every faucet and every shower is covered.

Clip-on faucet filter that PUR states is WQA certified to reduce lead and NSF certified to reduce microplastics — filtered water straight from the faucet, with nothing under the sink and nothing to install.

Nalgene bottle with Epic’s two-stage filter in the straw, which Epic states is NSF certified to Standard 42 and reduces more than 70 tap-water contaminants — filtered water anywhere there is a sink.