Does Berkley FireLine fishing line have PFAS?
Berkley FireLine fishing line averages 51 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Berkley FireLine fishing line products graded as of November 2026, below the 75 out of 100 median for the 13 other fishing line brands graded alongside it.
Berkley FireLine fishing line averages Good on our four-band scale. 2 of the 8 we graded are worth buying.
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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Berkley FireLine fishing line worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- Fused crystal (braided fishing line)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding during use and disposal. Braided polyethylene lines can shed microfibers into water…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Fused polymer braided fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding from line degradation. All synthetic fishing lines including fused PE braids can shed…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Which Berkley FireLine fishing line contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Braided polyethylene core with proprietary coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Proprietary coating composition (unknown chemical exposure). The proprietary coating is not disclosed; it may…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Braided synthetic fiber with proprietary coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. The proprietary resin coating is not chemically characterized in public records. Fluorinated compounds…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Fused braided polyethylene with unspecified coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Coating composition leachate (unknown additives). The proprietary coating is not disclosed by Berkley. While…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Braided Teflon-family coating composite fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-family coating environmental persistence. FireLine is a Teflon-family coating composite that does not…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Dyneema polyethylene with Teflon-family coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. The Teflon-family coating applied to FireLine is not identified as free of PFOA or PFAS in public…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Braided polyethylene coating with Teflon-family coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. The Teflon-family coating can degrade, shed microfibers, and potentially leach PFAS into freshwater and…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Berkley FireLine average of 51.
- Monofilament nylon fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding during use
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic fragmentation
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- UV degradation and polymer brittleness
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
The same question, asked of the other fishing line brands
Best average grade first. Berkley FireLine averages 51.
See every Berkley FireLine product we grade on the Berkley FireLine brand page, or the full fishing line ranking.