Shaw Industries Review, Is Shaw Industries Non-Toxic?
Shaw Industries averages 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Shaw Industries products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Shaw Industries grades Poor 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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Does Shaw Industries have PFAS, by category
Which Shaw Industries products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
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Shaw Bear Creek 24 in. W x 24 in. L Distressed Gray Carpet Floor Tile
- Nylon/synthetic fiber carpet tile with unspecified stain/soil treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Shaw has not disclosed the stain-resist formula on Bear Creek tiles. Industry standard practices…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Shaw Cornerstone Batter Up Ii 12-Ft W X Cut-To-Length Textured Interior Carpet
- nylon/polyester blend with stain-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Undisclosed stain-resistant chemical treatment. Shaw does not publicly identify the stain-resistant agent.…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon carpet with stain-resist treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. New nylon carpet typically off-gasses for weeks after installation, especially the latex…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon/polyester blend carpet with unknown stain/soil treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Undisclosed stain/soil treatment chemistry. Shaw does not publicly list the active ingredients in the…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Synthetic residential carpet with stain-resistant treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and off-gassing. All synthetic residential carpets emit VOCs from…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon/synthetic fiber blend with unspecified stain/soil resistance treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Carpet stain guards often use melamine or urea-formaldehyde resins to bond soil…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Shaw Industries and PFAS, common questions
- Does Shaw Industries have PFAS?
- Shaw Industries averages 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Shaw Industries products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Shaw Industries non-toxic?
- No Shaw Industries product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Shaw Bear Creek 24 in. W x 24 in. L Distressed Gray Carpet Floor Tile at 30/100.
- Which Shaw Industries products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Shaw Industries products we have scored are Shaw Sample Dynamo 24x24 Carpet Tile 54857, Shaw Sample Carbon Copy Carpet Tile SP704, Shaw Ultimate Expression 12' Residential Carpet. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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