Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for: which is safer?

Old Navy Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Izod Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

Izod

Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness

PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric finishes

PossibleAntimony in polyester

Our pick

Old Navy Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for

Old Navy

Kids' School Uniform Jersey-Knit Polo Shirt for

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Jersey-knit cotton blend, untreated

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and reactive dyes

PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers

PossibleResidual fiber degradation and microfiber shedding

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Formaldehyde in fabric finishes, Antimony in polyester and Microplastic shedding on the Izod and not on the Old Navy.
  • We flag Azo dyes and reactive dyes, Antimony in polyester fibers and Residual fiber degradation and microfiber shedding on the Old Navy and not on the Izod.
  • The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Old Navy is Jersey-knit cotton blend, untreated, 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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