Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Pondicherry Tablecloth: which is safer?

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 Durable water repellent (DWR) finish chemistry (non-PFAS focus), Microplastic shedding from coating degradation and Migration of finish residues during food contact on the Sferra and not on the Crate and Barrel.
• The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Sferra is Linen blend (primary), likely treated with stain/water repellent finish, 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 48% confidence against 88%, because it discloses less.