Question from EMG
I know that cotton batting doesn’t usually have the pesticide residues removed in the final processing. I am looking into a quilt for my son’s bed and emailed the company to ask about the cotton batting used in the quilt (non-organic). Here is the company’s response:
“The cotton batting is referred to as non–sterilized surgical cotton. This is basically fresh cotton in which the impurities are removed with bleaching and processing.”
Is this type of batting safe or does it still contain the pesticide residue? I couln’t find any info online about “non–sterilized surgical cotton.”
Thanks!
Debra’s Answer
This is a very good question. I couldn’t find anything either.
Readers, any info on this?
Here’s what I think it is. I think it is a grade of cotton that is used to make cotton balls, cotton swabs, etc, that has all the debris remove and it is bleached. Whether or not that removes the pesticides, I don’t know.
I will keep looking for an answer to this.
