Altra Review, Is Altra Non-Toxic?
Altra averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Altra products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Altra grades Bad on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
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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Find an alternative on AmazonAltra and PFAS, common questions
- Does Altra have PFAS?
- Altra averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Altra products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Altra non-toxic?
- No Altra product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Altra Men's Olympus 6 Hike Low GTX at 20/100.
- Which Altra products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Altra products we have scored are Altra Men's Olympus 6 Hike Mid GTX, Altra Women's Olympus 6 Hike Low GTX, Altra Timp Hiker GTX Men's Hiking Boots Grey Brown. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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