Chuck Taylor All Star Cx Exp2 4.5 Men A07199C vs Men's Viva Speed Shoes: 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
Reebok
Men's Viva Speed Shoes
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in textile finishing
PossibleAzo dyes in synthetic textile
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from rubber sole and adhesives
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes in canvas and Formaldehyde resin finishing on canvas on the Converse and not on the Reebok.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in textile finishing, Azo dyes in synthetic textile, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from rubber sole and adhesives and Microplastics from synthetic textile degradation on the Reebok and not on the Converse.
- The Converse is Canvas upper, rubber sole where the Reebok is textile upper, rubber sole, synthetic overlays, 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: 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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