Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Morris & Co. x Williams Sonoma Bluebell Tablecloth, 70" X 108", Multi: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
Williams Sonoma
Morris & Co. x Williams Sonoma Bluebell Tablecloth, 70" X 108", Multi
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in printed finish
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing finishing resins
PossibleDye migration or bleeding onto skin/dishes
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 Williams Sonoma.
- We flag Azo dyes in printed finish, Formaldehyde-releasing finishing resins and Dye migration or bleeding onto skin/dishes on the Williams Sonoma and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Williams Sonoma is Cotton blend printed fabric, 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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