Do Inov-8 running & athletic shoes have PFAS?
Inov-8 running & athletic shoes average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Inov-8 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.
Inov-8 running & athletic shoes average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 18% 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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Which Inov-8 running & athletic shoes contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Synthetic textile upper with unspecified waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Synthetic uppers commonly use formaldehyde-based resins for crease resistance and…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh/synthetic with waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Inov-8 has not published the water-repellent coating treatment formula. Given the poor PFAS safety…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- synthetic textile upper with water-repellent coating finish, rubber sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, water-repellent coating finish composition is not disclosed; risk depends on whether fluorine-based or…
- Synthetic uppers, midsole, waterproof coating unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Unspecified waterproof treatment in performance footwear almost certainly contains PFAS; Inov-8 has not…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonBetter running & athletic shoes from other brands
Graded higher than the Inov-8 average of 20.
- 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. Inov-8 averages 20.
See every Inov-8 product we grade on the Inov-8 brand page, or the full running & athletic shoes ranking.