JCPenney Review, Is JCPenney Non-Toxic?
JCPenney averages 65 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the single JCPenney product graded as of November 2026, which does not reach its 70 point pass mark.
JCPenney grades Good 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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Which JCPenney products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- cotton/polyester blend, flat front pants
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes in pigmentation. Cotton-polyester blends in children's apparel are routinely dyed with colorants…
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- Does JCPenney have PFAS?
- JCPenney averages 65 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the single JCPenney product graded as of November 2026, which does not reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is JCPenney non-toxic?
- No JCPenney product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Thereabouts Little & Big Kid Boys Straight Regular Fit Flat Front Pant at 65/100.
- Which JCPenney products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded JCPenney products we have scored are Thereabouts Little & Big Kid Boys Straight Regular Fit Flat Front Pant. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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