Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Morris & Co. x Williams Sonoma Zorlue Tablecloth, 70x108, Compton, Multi: which is safer?
Morris & Co. x Williams Sonoma Zorlue Tablecloth, 70x108, Compton, Multi 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
Williams Sonoma
Morris & Co. x Williams Sonoma Zorlue Tablecloth, 70x108, Compton, Multi
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde-resin finishing agents
PossibleVOC off-gassing from dyes or 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 Williams Sonoma.
- We flag Formaldehyde-resin finishing agents and VOC off-gassing from dyes or sizing 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 tablecloth, printed design, 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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