Do Adidas running & athletic shoes have PFAS?
Adidas running & athletic shoes average 43 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Adidas running & athletic shoes graded as of October 2026, above the 31 out of 100 median for the 20 other running & athletic shoes brands graded alongside it.
Adidas running & athletic shoes average Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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What Adidas says and does about PFAS
Adidas says it is committed to being more than 99% PFAS-free and lists PFAS among the restricted substances in its policy. It also disclosed that a supplier used PFAS-containing paint on some zipper components in 2023. We did not find a PFAS statement covering its insoles or golf products specifically.
- Brand statementAdidas says on its sustainability page that it is committed to being more than 99% PFAS-free, and discloses a 2023 supplier paint issue on zipper components in its PFAS-free apparel range. adidas Group, Nature ↗
- Brand statementAdidas says it expects to return to 99% PFAS-free as of Fall/Winter 2024 after the zipper paint incident, in its 2023 annual report. adidas Annual Report 2023, Environmental Impacts ↗
- Brand statementAdidas says in its 2025 annual report that its hazardous substances policy covers PFAS and that it is committed to PFAS-free production. adidas Annual Report 2025, Impact, Risk and Opportunity Management ↗
- Medical referenceEnvironmental Health News reports the Greenpeace Detox campaign led Adidas to agree to stop using PFAS in clothing by the end of the decade. Environmental Health News, 2022 ↗
- Independent testA Mamavation commissioned test of athletic wear, reported by Environmental Health News in 2022, named Adidas among the brands tested. The article gives aggregate results across brands and we did not confirm an Adidas specific result from it. Environmental Health News, 2022 ↗
Sources checked September 30, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Which Adidas running & athletic shoes contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Mesh textile upper, rubber sole, foam midsole
- Antimony in polyester fibers. If the mesh upper contains polyester (common in athletic mesh), catalytic…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- mesh textile, foam, rubber sole
- Heavy metals. The black or colored mesh uppers may be dyed using azo or reactive dyes; azo dyes are not…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with Climaproof water-repellent coating treatment
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Textile uppers in trail shoes often receive formaldehyde-based resins for wrinkle…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Synthetic mesh, foam, rubber sole with water-repellent treatment
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonBetter running & athletic shoes from other brands
Graded higher than the Adidas average of 43.
- Canvas upper, rubber sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes in canvas
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Canvas, rubber sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and synthetic dyes
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh upper, Fresh Foam midsole, rubber outsole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and color-based toxins
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonThe same question, asked of the other running & athletic shoes brands
Best average grade first. Adidas averages 43.
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