Kids' School Uniform Jersey Polo Shirt vs Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant: which is safer?

Old Navy Kids' School Uniform Jersey Polo Shirt is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Old Navy Kids' School Uniform Jersey Polo Shirt

Old Navy

Kids' School Uniform Jersey Polo Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 51/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cotton jersey knit

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and excess dye residue

ReportedMicrofiber shedding and microplastic persistence

Dickies Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant

Dickies

Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings

Confidence

78%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorants

PossibleAntimony in polyester

PossibleHeavy metals in dyes and pigments

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and excess dye residue and Microfiber shedding and microplastic persistence on the Old Navy and not on the Dickies.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorants, Antimony in polyester, Heavy metals in dyes and pigments and Residual solvents or sizing agents on the Dickies and not on the Old Navy.
  • The Old Navy is cotton jersey knit where the Dickies is cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings, 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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