Uniform Work Shirt Employee Short Sleeve White Snap Button Up vs UA Women's Butter-Soft STRETCH Scrub Set: 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

Aramark

Uniform Work Shirt Employee Short Sleeve White Snap Button Up

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cotton/polyester blend, no noted treatment

Confidence

72%

PossibleAntimony in polyester

PossibleVOC off-gassing and residual sizing

UA Women's Butter-Soft STRETCH Scrub Set

Uniform Advantage

UA Women's Butter-Soft STRETCH Scrub Set

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cotton polyester blend, stretch fabric

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast compounds

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in wrinkle-resistance or finish

PossibleDegradation of synthetic blend and microfiber shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Antimony in polyester and VOC off-gassing and residual sizing on the Aramark and not on the Uniform Advantage.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorfast compounds, Formaldehyde resins in wrinkle-resistance or finish, Degradation of synthetic blend and microfiber shedding and Fragrance or softener residues (if treated) on the Uniform Advantage and not on the Aramark.
  • The Aramark is cotton/polyester blend, no noted treatment where the Uniform Advantage is Cotton polyester blend, stretch fabric, 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, 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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