Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Solid Table: 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 & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth

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

Spritz Solid Table

Spritz

Solid Table

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 39/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Fabric composition unknown; typical Target Spritz apparel uses polyester blends or cotton

Confidence

35%

PossiblePFAS-based water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish

PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing resins in synthetic blends

PossibleAzo dyes in colored or printed variants

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 Spritz.
  • We flag PFAS-based durable water repellent (DWR) finish, Formaldehyde-releasing resins in synthetic blends, Azo dyes in colored or printed variants and Microfiber shedding from polyester blends on the Spritz and not on the Crate and Barrel.
  • The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Spritz is Fabric composition unknown; typical Target Spritz apparel uses polyester blends or cotton, 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.
  • We are less certain about the Spritz grade, at 35% 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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