Dragontail MNT Evo GTX Approach Shoes vs Men's Pinnacle Trek Gore-Tex Hiking Boots: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishes, Adhesive volatiles (VOC) from Gore-Tex lamination and Gore-Tex membrane delamination and microparticle shedding on the Garmont and not on the Garmont.
• We flag PTFE/PFAS in Gore-Tex membrane, Leather tanning residues and heavy metals, Synthetic dye migration (azo dyes, antimony in polyester) and Formaldehyde-based adhesives in lamination on the Garmont and not on the Garmont.
• The Garmont is Textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane where the Garmont is Gore-Tex membrane, leather, synthetic uppers, 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.