Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Reece Oblong Tablecloth: which is safer?
Reece Oblong Tablecloth is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Reece Oblong Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
100% linen
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes (synthetic colorants)
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 .
- We flag Azo dyes (synthetic colorants) on the and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the is 100% linen, 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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