20Bad

Zamberlan Review, Is Zamberlan Non-Toxic?

The verdict
Zamberlan averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Zamberlan products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
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Zamberlan grades Bad 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.

Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Zamberlan Men's Thunder GTX

Zamberlan

Men's Thunder GTX

20BadPFAS grade
  • Leather/textile upper with Gore-Tex membrane (waterproof lining)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Formaldehyde / VOCs, Leather tanning and synthetic textile dye-setting commonly use formaldehyde-releasing…

5 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Zamberlan Trail Lite GTX Men's Hiking Boots

Zamberlan

Trail Lite GTX Men's Hiking Boots

20BadPFAS grade
  • leather, fabric, Gore-Tex membrane
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Gore-Tex membranes and fluorocarbon water-repellent coating finishes are well-documented sources of…

5 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Zamberlan Men's Devero Mid GTX Hiking Boots

Zamberlan

Men's Devero Mid GTX Hiking Boots

20BadPFAS grade
  • Leather upper, Gore-Tex membrane lining, rubber sole
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Chromium from leather tanning, Leather upper is likely chrome-tanned, the industry standard. Chrome salts are…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Zamberlan Men's Vioz Lux GTX RR

Zamberlan

Men's Vioz Lux GTX RR

20BadPFAS grade
  • Leather upper, Gore-Tex membrane lining
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Formaldehyde / VOCs, Leather upper may contain formaldehyde-releasing resins used in top-coating, dyeing, or…

5 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Zamberlan and PFAS, common questions

Does Zamberlan have PFAS?
Zamberlan averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Zamberlan 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 Zamberlan non-toxic?
No Zamberlan product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Zamberlan Men's Thunder GTX at 20/100.
Which Zamberlan products should I avoid?
The lowest-graded Zamberlan products we have scored are Zamberlan Men's Vioz Lux GTX RR, Zamberlan Men's Devero Mid GTX Hiking Boots, Zamberlan Trail Lite GTX Men's Hiking Boots. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

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