Do Brooks running & athletic shoes have PFAS?
Brooks running & athletic shoes average 31 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Brooks running & athletic shoes graded as of October 2026, below the 37 out of 100 median for the 20 other running & athletic shoes brands graded alongside it.
Brooks running & athletic shoes average Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 45% of the running & athletic shoes 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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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
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- RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
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- organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
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Which Brooks running & athletic shoes contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Mesh textile upper, foam midsole, rubber outsole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Foam midsole off-gassing or degradation products, EVA and polyurethane foams can emit volatile organic…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Gore-Tex waterproof membrane with textile upper
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-family coating (Teflon-type coating/Gore-Tex) membrane degradation. Gore-Tex membranes are durable but…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh, synthetic textile upper with water-repellent coating-treated weatherized coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Weatherized running shoes routinely contain legacy or contemporary PFAS compounds in the…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh/textile upper with synthetic waterproof treatment, rubber sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and synthetic textile finishing. Mesh upper and synthetic components typically undergo dyeing and…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Brooks average of 31.
- 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. Brooks averages 31.
See every Brooks product we grade on the Brooks brand page, or the full running & athletic shoes ranking.