s Contessa Shiloh vs Banks Sleeper Sofa Foam: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Haverty
s Contessa Shiloh
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFlame retardants (brominated or phosphorus-based)
ReportedVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) and off-gassing
PossibleFormaldehyde in fabric resins and dyes
Joybird
Banks Sleeper Sofa Foam
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyVolatile Organic Compound (VOC) Off-Gassing
PossibleFlame Retardant Chemical Content
PossibleFormaldehyde in Adhesives and Binders
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Flame retardants (brominated or phosphorus-based), Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and off-gassing, Formaldehyde in fabric resins and dyes and Polyurethane foam degradation over time on the Haverty and not on the Joybird.
- We flag Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Off-Gassing, Flame Retardant Chemical Content, Formaldehyde in Adhesives and Binders and Foam Degradation Over Time on the Joybird and not on the Haverty.
- The Haverty is upholstered furniture, likely polyester/poly blend fabric where the Joybird is polyurethane foam, 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 Haverty grade, at 25% confidence against 72%, 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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