Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Somerly Outdoor Furniture Covers, 56"diameter x 32"h, Round Dining Table Cover, Polyester by ETHAN ALLEN: which is safer?
Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Ethan Allen
Somerly Outdoor Furniture Covers, 56"diameter x 32"h, Round Dining Table Cover, Polyester by ETHAN ALLEN
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated water repellent)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from degraded coating
Where these two actually differ
- 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 Ethan Allen.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (fluorinated water repellent) and Microplastic shedding from degraded coating on the Ethan Allen and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Ethan Allen is Polyester with unspecified water/stain-resistant coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Crate and Barrel is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Ethan Allen 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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