Silver Tuesday Plaid 60 x Tablecloth Cotton & Polyester Blend vs Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth: which is safer?
Better Homes & Gardens Silver Tuesday Plaid 60 x Tablecloth Cotton & Polyester Blend is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Better Homes & Gardens
Silver Tuesday Plaid 60 x Tablecloth Cotton & Polyester Blend
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in synthetic fiber blends
PossibleDye migration or color bleeding when wet
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 Azo dyes in synthetic fiber blends and Dye migration or color bleeding when wet on the Better Homes & Gardens and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Pesticide residues from cotton cultivation and Microbial growth and mold from retained moisture on the Crate and Barrel and not on the Better Homes & Gardens.
- The Better Homes & Gardens is Cotton & polyester blend, plain weave, no stated finish 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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