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Throughout November, 1% of our profits goes to research into men's cancers. Here's the cause, our sources, and what a kitchen utensil can — or cannot — change about it.
The essentials in 30 seconds
- From 1 to 30 November, 1% of our profits goes to research into men's cancers
- Movember funds research into prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health
- No kitchen utensil protects against cancer, and we won't claim otherwise
- What we can do: put nothing questionable into your kitchen
- Every source cited here is public and verifiable
What Movember is
Movember is a global campaign that began in Australia in 2003. Throughout November, men grow a moustache to open a conversation that doesn't come easily: the conversation about their health. The foundation behind the campaign funds research and support programmes on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention, in more than twenty countries.
The foundation's official website explains the programmes it funds and how it tracks them: fr.movember.com.
Good to know
We deliberately quote no incidence figures: they're revised every year. The links in this article point to the organisations that publish them.
Our commitment, in one sentence
From 1 to 30 November 2026, Forneau donates 1% of its profits to research into men's cancers. Not 1% of the turnover shown on a banner, not "a share": 1% of profits, over one month, paid to the Movember foundation.
Why a kitchenware brand talks about cancer
Let's say this before anything else: no pan, no board, no knife protects you from cancer. No one should sell you a utensil on that promise, and we won't.
What a manufacturer can do, however, is not add a question where none is needed. PFAS — the fluorinated compounds found in most non-stick coatings — have been under health assessment for years. In November 2023, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) as a possible carcinogen (Group 2B).
Our cooking surfaces are made of pure titanium, with no coating. There is no layer to flake off, so nothing to release. This isn't a health claim: it's an absence. Our lab results, and what we refuse to claim, are set out on the Facts & evidence page.
Where to find real information
The pages below are maintained by public bodies or research foundations. They're worth more than any brand article, this one included.
- Movember Foundation — the campaign, the programmes funded, how to take part.
- Institut national du cancer — fact sheets by cancer type, screening, up-to-date figures.
- Fondation ARC — cancer research, plain-language explainers.
- Santé publique France — epidemiological surveillance and prevention.
- International Agency for Research on Cancer — carcinogenicity classifications, including for PFAS.
- Anses — PFAS exposure in France and ongoing work.
And after November
The moustache comes off on 1 December; the subject doesn't. A screening can be requested from your GP any time of year, and so can a conversation about how you're really doing. If this article achieves nothing else, let it achieve that.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the money go?
To the Movember foundation, which funds research and support programmes on men's cancers and mental health.
1% of what, exactly?
Of profits made between 1 and 30 November 2026, across all shops and countries combined.
Do your products reduce the risk of cancer?
No, and we will never say so. They simply add no coating and no PFAS to your kitchen.