Do Columbia rain jackets have PFAS?
Columbia rain jackets average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Columbia rain jackets graded as of October 2026, level with the 20 out of 100 median for the 19 other rain jackets brands graded alongside it.
Columbia rain jackets average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 50% of the rain jackets 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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What Columbia says and does about PFAS
Columbia Sportswear Company says it completed a PFAS phase-out for all product types and brands at the end of 2024, and its September 2024 position statement described the transition and a possible different deadline for some severe-weather products. A 2022 NRDC, PIRG and Fashion FWD scorecard gave it an F and a petition campaign followed. We found no PFAS lawsuit against Columbia over its products.
- Brand statementColumbia's August 2025 Restricted Substances List says it completed its PFAS phase-out for all product types and brands as of the end of 2024. Columbia Sportswear Company ↗
- Brand statementColumbia's September 2024 position statement said it was moving to PFAS-free chemistry, and that some high-performance severe-weather products might follow a different deadline. Columbia Sportswear Company ↗
- Brand statementColumbia says it phased out long-chain PFAS including PFOA and PFOS many years ago and restricts them through its RSL. Columbia Sportswear Company ↗
- Regulatory filingColumbia's RSL tells suppliers about Minnesota's PFAS product reporting law, which requires manufacturers of products with intentionally added PFAS to report to the state. Columbia Sportswear Company ↗
- StudyIn 2022 NRDC and U.S. PIRG Education Fund delivered 48,000 petition signatures asking Columbia to phase out PFAS, and said it earned an F on their scorecard. The PFAS Project Lab, excerpting NRDC ↗
Sources checked September 29, 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 Columbia rain jackets contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Polyester shell with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
- water-repellent coating chemistry (fluorochemical unknown). The water-repellent coating finish is likely…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- PFAS. Nylon rain jackets typically use water-repellent coating treatments; Columbia has not disclosed whether…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Formaldehyde-based resins are sometimes used in polyester fabric finishing to improve…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester shell with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
- PFAS, water-repellent coating finishes on rain jackets commonly use fluorocarbon chemistry; Columbia has not…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester with water-repellent (water-repellent coating) finish
- Azo dyes. The jacket's color (if synthetic dyes used) could include azo compounds; no specific test data…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon/polyester with water-repellent coating water-repellent coating finish
- water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry - undisclosed. Standard rain jacket…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent coating (composition unspecified)
- PFAS. Columbia has not disclosed whether the water-repellent coating formulation contains long-chain or…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
- PFAS. Nylon rain jackets typically receive water-repellent coating finishes containing legacy PFOA, GenX, or…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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