Falling Leaves Blessings Vinyl Table Cover 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.

Falling Leaves Blessings Vinyl Table Cover

Falling Leaves Blessings Vinyl Table Cover

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 45/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Vinyl (PVC or unspecified plastic)

Confidence

35%

PossiblePhthalate leaching (plasticizer migration)

PossibleOther synthetic plasticizers (non-phthalate alternatives)

PossibleStain-resistant finish chemicals (PFOA/PFAS and alternatives)

Our pick

Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth

Crate and Barrel

Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

100% organic cotton, no coating

Confidence

88%

PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants

PossiblePesticide residues from cotton cultivation

PossibleMicrobial growth and mold from retained moisture

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Phthalate leaching (plasticizer migration), Other synthetic plasticizers (non-phthalate alternatives), Stain-resistant finish chemicals (PFOA/PFAS and alternatives) and Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing on the 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 .
  • The is Vinyl (PVC or unspecified plastic) 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.
  • We are less certain about the grade, at 35% confidence against 88%, because it discloses less.

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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