Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Abruzzo Oblong 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.
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
Sferra
Abruzzo Oblong Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating finish (graded separately)
PossibleMigration of finish compounds into 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 Sferra.
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish (graded separately) and Migration of finish compounds into food on the Sferra and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Sferra is 100% linen with likely durable water-repellent (DWR) treatment, 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 Sferra grade, at 42% 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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