Men's Ultimate Shirt vs Men's Big & Tall Long Sleeve Performance Button Down Shirt: which is safer?

Dockers Men's Ultimate Shirt is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Dockers Men's Ultimate Shirt

Dockers

Men's Ultimate Shirt

PFAS grade

D 65/100

Overall grade

F 49/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Cotton and polyester blend

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finish

PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants

PossibleMicroplastics shedding

IZOD Men's Big & Tall Long Sleeve Performance Button Down Shirt

IZOD

Men's Big & Tall Long Sleeve Performance Button Down Shirt

PFAS grade

F 20/100

Overall grade

F 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cotton/polyester blend with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating finish (graded separately)

Possiblewater-repellent coating finish degradation and reapplication risk

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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