Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Classico Oblong Tablecloth: which is safer?
Sferra Classico 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossiblePesticide residues from cotton cultivation
PossibleMicrobial growth and mold from retained moisture
Our pick
Sferra
Classico Oblong Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde-based finishing resins
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing from sizing
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 Formaldehyde-based finishing resins and Volatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing from sizing 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% cotton damask weave, 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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