Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C vs Shoes Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Hiker Boot Hi: 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.
Our pick
Converse
Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in canvas
PossibleFormaldehyde resin finishing on canvas
Converse
Shoes Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Hiker Boot Hi
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Likelywater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metals in coloration
ReportedCoating degradation and particulate release
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes in canvas and Formaldehyde resin finishing on canvas on the Converse and not on the Converse.
- We flag Durable water repellent (DWR) coating chemistry, Azo dyes and heavy metals in coloration and Coating degradation and particulate release on the Converse and not on the Converse.
- The Converse is Canvas upper, rubber sole where the Converse is Canvas and rubber upper with waterproof coating, 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 Converse is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Converse grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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