Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top vs Unisex Cover Coat: which is safer?

Dickies Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Dickies Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top

Dickies

Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

100% cotton twill

Confidence

82%

PossibleAzo dyes and restricted colorants

PossibleAllergens in dyes and finishes

Landau Unisex Cover Coat

Landau

Unisex Cover Coat

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 47/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

polyester blend cover coat

Confidence

42%

PossibleAntimicrobial and water-repellent finish chemistry (unspecified)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishes

ReportedCoating degradation and shedding over time

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and restricted colorants and Allergens in dyes and finishes on the Dickies and not on the Landau.
  • We flag Antimicrobial and water-repellent finish chemistry (unspecified), Formaldehyde resins in finishes and Coating degradation and shedding over time on the Landau and not on the Dickies.
  • The Dickies is 100% cotton twill where the Landau is polyester blend cover coat, 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 Landau grade, at 42% confidence against 82%, 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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