Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Garnier Thiebaut Le Sud Vert Jacquard Tablecloth, Stain-Resistant Cotton 69 x 143: 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 & 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

Garnier Thiebaut Le Sud Vert Jacquard Tablecloth, Stain-Resistant Cotton 69 x 143

Garnier-Thiebaut

Garnier Thiebaut Le Sud Vert Jacquard Tablecloth, Stain-Resistant Cotton 69 x 143

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Cotton with stain-resistant finish (type unspecified)

Confidence

45%

PossibleFluorochemical residues (PFAS-type stain resisters)

PossibleCoating degradation and microfiber shedding

PossibleAllergen or irritant migration to food

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 Garnier-Thiebaut.
  • We flag Fluorochemical residues (PFAS-type stain resisters), Coating degradation and microfiber shedding and Allergen or irritant migration to food on the Garnier-Thiebaut and not on the Crate and Barrel.
  • The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Garnier-Thiebaut is Cotton with stain-resistant finish (type unspecified), 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 Garnier-Thiebaut grade, at 45% 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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