Do Adidas golf balls & equipment have PFAS?
Adidas golf balls & equipment average 46 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Adidas golf balls & equipment graded as of October 2026, below the 61 out of 100 median for the 36 other golf balls & equipment brands graded alongside it.
Adidas golf balls & equipment average Poor on our four-band scale. 1 of the 8 we graded is worth buying. That is above 35% of the golf balls & equipment brands we grade.
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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- polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
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- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
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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.
Adidas golf balls & equipment worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- Leather with standard tanning and finishing
- Lead. Chromium is the standard tanning agent in mass-market leather; residual hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) is…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonWhich Adidas golf balls & equipment contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Leather with unspecified water-resistant treatment
- Undisclosed water-resistant chemical coating. The specific water-resistant treatment is not publicly…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyurethane/synthetic leather with water-repellent treatment
- PFAS. Golf gloves marketed as water-repellent are routinely treated with PFAS-based water-repellent coating…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Synthetic textile with water-resistant finish
- Azo dyes. Synthetic textiles in athletic gloves may contain azo dyes, which can break down into aromatic…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather with water-resistant treatment
- PFAS. Water-resistant golf gloves almost universally rely on water-repellent coating treatments; Adidas has…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Synthetic leather/polyurethane with water-resistant treatment
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Synthetic leather and textile backing may use formaldehyde-based resins for color…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather/synthetic with water-repellent coating
- Azo dyes in leather or synthetic overlays. Leather tanning and synthetic fabric dyeing commonly use azo dyes…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Synthetic textile with water-repellent coating finish
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Synthetic textiles often use formaldehyde-based cross-linking resins for wrinkle…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonBetter golf balls & equipment from other brands
Graded higher than the Adidas average of 46.
- Steel clubheads, graphite shafts, rubber grips
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Graphite shaft resin degradation and fiber exposure
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Cabretta leather, likely tannin-tanned
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- leather or synthetic leather with cotton lining
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Best average grade first. Adidas averages 46.
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