Men's Trail Scout 3 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.
ASICS
Men's Trail Scout 3
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 51/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Mesh textile upper with synthetic overlays, rubber outsole
Confidence
45%
PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers
ReportedCoating degradation and leachables from adhesives
Our pick
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 Coating degradation and leachables from adhesives on the ASICS and not on the Converse.
- We flag Azo dyes in canvas and Formaldehyde resin finishing on canvas on the Converse and not on the ASICS.
- The ASICS is Mesh textile upper with synthetic overlays, rubber outsole 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.
- We are less certain about the ASICS 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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