Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C vs Feidian Challenger 6 Men Shoe Ir: 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

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

Li-Ning Feidian Challenger 6 Men Shoe Ir

Li-Ning

Feidian Challenger 6 Men Shoe Ir

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Mesh textile upper, rubber sole

Confidence

35%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins (textile finishing)

PossibleAzo dyes (textile coloring)

PossibleAdhesive volatiles (sole-to-upper bond)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes in canvas and Formaldehyde resin finishing on canvas on the Converse and not on the Li-Ning.
  • We flag Formaldehyde resins (textile finishing), Azo dyes (textile coloring) and Adhesive volatiles (sole-to-upper bond) on the Li-Ning and not on the Converse.
  • The Converse is Canvas upper, rubber sole where the Li-Ning is Mesh textile 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 Li-Ning grade, at 35% 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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