Those luxury Egyptian cotton sheets you own may not be luxurious – or Egyptian
by Alison Moodie from on (#227BD)
Target and Walmart are pulling bedding off their shelves after a falsely labeled Egyptian cotton products controversy involving manufacturer Welspun India
Egyptian cotton, which can be spun into fine, long fiber to make sheets with a high thread count, is synonymous with luxury bedding. But in the last four months, it's been at the center of a controversy that has caused many Americans to wonder whether the Egyptian cotton sheets they rely on for a good night's sleep actually contain any cotton from Egypt.
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