Inov-8 Review, Is Inov-8 Non-Toxic?
Inov-8 averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Inov-8 products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Inov-8 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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- Does Inov-8 have PFAS?
- Inov-8 averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Inov-8 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 Inov-8 non-toxic?
- No Inov-8 product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Inov-8 F-Fly Max Men's Shoes at 20/100.
- Which Inov-8 products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Inov-8 products we have scored are INOV8 Trailtalon Men's Trail Running Shoes, Inov8 Men's TrailFly Max, inov-8 Inov8 Trailtalon Men's Running Shoes. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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