Do Mizuno running & athletic shoes have PFAS?
Mizuno running & athletic shoes average 43 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Mizuno running & athletic shoes graded as of October 2026, above the 31 out of 100 median for the 20 other running & athletic shoes brands graded alongside it.
Mizuno running & athletic shoes average Poor 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.
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Which Mizuno running & athletic shoes contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Mesh textile upper, foam midsole, rubber outsole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester components. If the mesh upper or any reinforcement uses polyester (common in athletic…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh textile upper, foam midsole, rubber outsole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester. If the mesh upper is polyester, trace antimony may be present as a polymerization…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh/synthetic upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Gore-Tex waterproofing relies on fluorinated polymers to function. No alternative waterproof technology…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with Gore-Tex GTX waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester. If the upper contains polyester (common in Mizuno athletic shoes), antimony trioxide…
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 Mizuno average of 43.
- 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. Mizuno averages 43.
See every Mizuno product we grade on the Mizuno brand page, or the full running & athletic shoes ranking.