Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Organic Cotton Casual Tablecloth: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
Pottery Barn
Organic Cotton Casual Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and residual heavy metals from dyeing
PossibleFormaldehyde-based finishing resins (wrinkle-resist or sizing)
PossibleAllergenic dyes or formaldehyde release upon prolonged contact
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 Pottery Barn.
- We flag Azo dyes and residual heavy metals from dyeing, Formaldehyde-based finishing resins (wrinkle-resist or sizing) and Allergenic dyes or formaldehyde release upon prolonged contact on the Pottery Barn and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Pottery Barn is Organic cotton (no functional coating disclosed), 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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