Tablecloth Black 52x70in Pack Of 2 vs Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth: which is safer?
Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Amazon Basics
Tablecloth Black 52x70in Pack Of 2
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
ReportedMicrofiber shedding and microplastics
Our pick
Crate and Barrel
Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossiblePesticide residues from cotton cultivation
PossibleMicrobial growth and mold from retained moisture
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Antimony in polyester fiber and Microfiber shedding and microplastics on the Amazon Basics and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- We flag Pesticide residues from cotton cultivation and Microbial growth and mold from retained moisture on the Crate and Barrel and not on the Amazon Basics.
- Both carry a flag for Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Amazon Basics is 100% Polyester where the Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating, 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, which covers 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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