Forge Men's 3-Pocket V-Neck Scrub Top vs Women's Traditional Lab Coat: which is safer?

Landau Women's Traditional Lab Coat is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

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

Our pick

Landau Women's Traditional Lab Coat

Landau

Women's Traditional Lab Coat

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

cotton/polyester blend twill

Confidence

72%

PossibleMicrofiber shedding

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 Microfiber shedding on the Landau and not on the Dickies.
  • The Dickies is 100% cotton twill where the Landau is cotton/polyester blend twill, 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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