Boys' School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt vs Port Authority Y540 Youth Silk Touch Performance Polo: which is safer?
Port Authority Y540 Youth Silk Touch Performance Polo is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Sears
Port Authority Y540 Youth Silk Touch Performance Polo
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
polyester blend performance knit
Confidence
72%
PossibleAntimony in polyester
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing treatments
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during wash
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Formaldehyde in fabric finishes and Microplastic shedding on the Izod and not on the Sears.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishing treatments and Microplastic shedding during wash on the Sears and not on the Izod.
- Both carry a flag for Antimony in polyester, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Izod is cotton/polyester blend, no stated coating where the Sears is polyester blend performance knit, 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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