Clothing, ranked by PFAS grade
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Aqua Pure
3M Aqua-Pure AP802B Whole House Filter Housing
- polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Aquasure
Premier Series 75 GPD Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System
- RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Avocado
Vegan Mattress
- organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Heavy metals
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
8 of the 9 clothing products PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, 88.9% of the category, as of October 2026, leaving 1 that passes. The highest graded is Levi's 501 Jeans at 80 out of 100.
The full ranking is below, best-graded first, with every score linking to the evidence behind it.
Is clothing safe?
1 of the 9 clothing products we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 8 do not. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.
Best graded clothing here
- 1Levi's 501 Jeans 80 out of 100
- 2Patagonia Rain Jacket 45 out of 100
- 3Adidas Sportswear 30 out of 100
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The North Face
Rain Jacket
Medium-high risk. Water-repellent finish typical of rain jackets commonly uses PFAS.
Levi's
501 Jeans
Low risk. Denim lacks typical PFAS use cases or specialty coatings.
Why Levi's 501 Jeans wins, and what it beats
Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 3 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 60 points between the top and the bottom of this clothing ranking come from.
The winner
- +30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
- -10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.
20risk points in total, which is a grade of 80
What the grade does not fix. Nothing specific to this product adds risk, so what remains is the category baseline that every product here starts from, and our graders recorded 4 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.
What it beats, and why
What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The winner carries no such factor.
- +35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
- +30Category baseline
- -10Brand-stated PFAS-free. The brand states this product is PFAS-free. We have not verified the claim.
55risk points, a grade of 45
What puts it behind. Unknown / proprietary coating, +25 points. A coating is recorded with no disclosed chemistry. The winner carries no such factor.
- +30Category baseline
- +25Unknown / proprietary coating
- +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
70risk points, a grade of 30
What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The winner carries no such factor.
- +35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
- +30Category baseline
- +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
80risk points, a grade of 20
No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.
Worth buying Good or Excellent, best-graded first
Levi's
501 Jeans
- Azo dyes in indigo coloring
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Patagonia
Rain Jacket
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
5 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Sportswear
- PFAS
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Lululemon
Leggings
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Nike
Dri-FIT Apparel
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Columbia
Waterproof Jacket
- PFAS
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Find an alternative on AmazonGore-Tex
Rain Jacket
- Azo dyes and colorant toxicity
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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REI Co-op
Rain Jacket
- PFAS
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Rain Jacket
- Azo dyes in synthetic fabrics
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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