Classic Fit Solid Poplin No Iron Point Collar Dress Shirt vs Men's Farrier's Work Shirt: which is safer?

Patagonia Men's Farrier's Work Shirt is the clear pick. Classic Fit Solid Poplin No Iron Point Collar Dress Shirt carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Arrow

Classic Fit Solid Poplin No Iron Point Collar Dress Shirt

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 18/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cotton poplin with stain/wrinkle-resistant finish

Confidence

45%

LikelyFormaldehyde-releasing resins

PossibleCoating or finish degradation and leachables

Our pick

Patagonia Men's Farrier's Work Shirt

Patagonia

Men's Farrier's Work Shirt

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 82/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Organic cotton, standard construction

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in durable-press resins

PossibleChemical off-gassing or skin irritation from finish residues

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde-releasing resins and Coating or finish degradation and leachables on the Arrow and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Formaldehyde releasers in durable-press resins and Chemical off-gassing or skin irritation from finish residues on the Patagonia and not on the Arrow.
  • The Arrow is cotton poplin with stain/wrinkle-resistant finish where the Patagonia is Organic cotton, standard construction, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 50 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Arrow grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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