Is It Safe To Cook With Aluminum Foil Or Not?

TikTok has gotten everyone in a tizzy about the health risks. Here's what experts have to say about it.

Do you regularly line your baking trays with aluminum foil before making cookies or roasting veggies? This is pretty common — especially among those who are all about efficiency and love an easy cleanup.

But recently, rumors have been spreading, particularly on TikTok, saying that cooking with aluminum foil poses health risks and can lead to aluminum poisoning. But is this actually true? Is cooking with aluminum foil bad for you?

Determined to get to the bottom of this, we reached out to food safety experts for their take on whether cooking with aluminum foil is risky or if this topic has been drawing unnecessary attention. Here’s what we learned.

So, is it actually unsafe to cook with aluminum foil?

For the most part, cooking with aluminum foil isn’t something you need to worry about.