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Do Old Navy school uniforms have PFAS?

The verdict
Old Navy school uniforms average 65 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Old Navy school uniforms graded as of October 2026, level with the 65 out of 100 median for the 21 other school uniforms brands graded alongside it.
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Old Navy school uniforms average Good on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 69% of the school uniforms 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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The same question, asked of the other school uniforms brands

Best average grade first. Old Navy averages 65.

See every Old Navy product we grade on the Old Navy brand page, or the full school uniforms ranking.