Do Merrell hiking shoes & trail runners have PFAS?
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Merrell hiking shoes & trail runners average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 5 Merrell hiking shoes & trail runners graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Merrell hiking shoes & trail runners average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold.
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.
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Merrell
Men's Agility Peak 6 GTX
- textile upper with GORE-TEX waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs, Polyester and nylon textiles in outdoor footwear often receive formaldehyde-based…
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Men's Moab 3 Waterproof
- Nubuck leather upper, proprietary waterproof lining
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Waterproof coating composition (unspecified), Merrell does not disclose whether the proprietary waterproof…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Men's Moab Adventure 3 Waterproof
- Synthetic leather/nubuck upper with water-repellent coating waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs, Synthetic leather and nubuck layers are often bonded using formaldehyde-based adhesives.…
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Women's Moab 3
- Mesh textile upper, rubber sole, likely water-repellent coating-treated
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, The mesh upper on the Moab 3 requires water-repellent coating treatment for function. Merrell does not…
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Men's Speed Strike 2 Mid Waterproof
- textile upper with waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Merrell does not disclose whether the polyurethane waterproof membrane uses PFAS-based water-repellent…
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