Men's Adizero Pacer Running Shoes vs Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C: which is safer?

Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

adidas Men's Adizero Pacer Running Shoes

Adidas

Men's Adizero Pacer Running Shoes

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 51/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Mesh textile upper, rubber sole, foam midsole

Confidence

65%

PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers

ReportedEVA/foam midsole degradation and off-gassing

Our pick

Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C

Converse

Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Canvas upper, rubber sole

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes in canvas

PossibleFormaldehyde resin finishing on canvas

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Antimony in polyester fibers and EVA/foam midsole degradation and off-gassing on the Adidas and not on the Converse.
  • We flag Azo dyes in canvas and Formaldehyde resin finishing on canvas on the Converse and not on the Adidas.
  • The Adidas is Mesh textile upper, rubber sole, foam midsole where the Converse is Canvas upper, rubber sole, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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