Uniform Work Shirt Employee Short Sleeve White Snap Button Up vs Blue Generation Scotchgard Embroidered Short Sleeve Dress Shirt: which is safer?
Aramark Uniform Work Shirt Employee Short Sleeve White Snap Button Up is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Aramark
Uniform Work Shirt Employee Short Sleeve White Snap Button Up
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAntimony in polyester
PossibleVOC off-gassing and residual sizing
Blue Generation Scotchgard Embroidered Short Sleeve Dress Shirt
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (finishing agents)
PossibleAntimony in polyester component
ReportedDegradation of Scotchgard coating over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Antimony in polyester and VOC off-gassing and residual sizing on the Aramark and not on the .
- We flag Formaldehyde resins (finishing agents), Antimony in polyester component and Degradation of Scotchgard coating over time on the and not on the Aramark.
- The Aramark is cotton/polyester blend, no noted treatment where the is Cotton blend with Scotchgard stain/water treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Aramark is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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