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U.S. CPSC April 21, 2010 |
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattress Sets by Tropical Bedding The mattress sets fail to meet mandatory federal open flame standard and pose a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC June 3, 2010 |
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattresses by IKEA The mattresses fail to meet the federal mandatory open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC July 23, 2009 |
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattresses by Foamorder.com The foam blocks with cotton covers (intended to be used as mattresses) fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC October 28, 2008 |
Serta International Recalls Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard The mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC January 13, 2010 |
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattress Sets by Mattress World The mattress sets fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard and pose a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC August 27, 2009 |
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Sofa-bed Mattresses by IKEA The mattress and seat cushions intended to be used as a mattress fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC April 1, 2010 |
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Ottoman Bed Mattresses by PBteen The Ottoman Bed mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC August 23, 2007 |
CPSC, Stokke Announce Recall of Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses Due to Entrapment Hazard The crib mattresses are not properly sized, creating a gap, posing an entrapment hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC June 10, 2008 |
The Children's Place Recalls Camouflage Pajama Sets Due to Excessive Lead The screen print on the shirt contains excess levels of lead. |
U.S. CPSC May 3, 2005 |
Simplicity Inc. Recall of Cribs The white paint on the cribs can chip, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC February 8, 2007 |
Toddler Pants Sets Sold Exclusively at Meijer Stores Recalled for Choking Hazard The zipper pull on the jacket can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC January 29, 2009 |
DDI Inc. Recalls Toy Construction Play Sets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard Surface paint on the play sets can contain lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. |
U.S. CPSC June 26, 2008 |
Stanley Furniture Recalls Cribs Due to Entrapment Hazard The cribs could fail to meet a federal safety standard for crib dimensions. When the mattress support is in the middle setting, the space between the mattress and the crib could be too wide, posing an entrapment hazard to infants. |
U.S. CPSC April 9, 2009 |
Women's Shoes Recalled by Wal-Mart Due to Fall Hazard Heels on the shoes can easily detach, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC October 20, 2004 |
Chris Arlotta Enterprises Ltd. Recall of Mattress Pads These mattress pads fail to meet the federal mandatory standard for flammability under the Flammable Fabrics Act. They pose a serious risk of burn injury or death to consumers if exposed to smoldering or burning cigarettes. |
U.S. CPSC October 30, 2007 |
Target Recalls Home Patio Sets Due to Fall Hazard The chair can collapse when weight is applied to the front end of the arm rests, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC January 26, 2010 |
Boy's Three-Piece Santa Sets Recalled by Macy's Due to Choking Hazard Loose buttons on the suit's jacket may easily detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC October 2, 2003 |
Technuity Inc. Recall of Back-Up Power Supply Systems When used in conjunction with another power protection device, the power supply device can spark, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC June 5, 2008 |
Simmons Kids Recalls Crib Mattresses Due to Entrapment Hazard Some of the crib mattresses can measure smaller than the 27 1/4 inch minimum width requirement for cribs, creating a gap between the mattress and crib side rails that poses an entrapment hazard to infants. |
U.S. CPSC April 2, 2009 |
Best Buy Announces the Recall of Certain Rocketfish Universal Portable Power Sources Due to Fire Hazard While charging the battery, the power source can unexpectedly ignite, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC April 3, 2008 |
Wal-Mart Recalls Candle Holders Due to Fire and Laceration Hazards The candle holders could tip over, posing a fire hazard. Also, the glass holder could break, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC December 21, 2005 |
Simplicity Inc. Recall of Graco Branded Aspen Cribs for Suffocation Risk The screws on the wooden mattress support can come loose allowing a portion of the mattress to fall, posing a suffocation hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC September 6, 2007 |
Hayes Company Inc. Recalls Outdoor Candles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards The candle's wax can catch fire causing a high flame, which poses a fire and burn hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC April 1, 2010 |
Agio International Recalls Outdoor Gas Fire Columns Sold Exclusively at Costco Due to Fire Hazard Gas can leak from connections in the column, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC August 20, 2009 |
DVD Players Recalled by Wal-Mart Due to Fire Hazard The DVD players can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC August 8, 2007 |
Metal Folding Chairs Sold at Cost Plus World Market Stores Recalled Due to Collapse and Fall Hazards The chairs can collapse due to faulty rivets, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC May 25, 2011 |
Walmart Recalls GE Food Processors Due to Laceration and Fire Hazard The safety interlock system on the recalled food processor can fail; allowing operation without the lid secured which poses a laceration hazard. In addition, the product can emit smoke, or catch fire, posing a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC September 25, 2003 |
Bunk Beds Recalled by Home Line Industries These bunk beds have openings between the guardrails and between guardrails and the end structures that are too large. A child's body could slide between the opening and become trapped by the child's head. This poses a strangulation hazard to children. |
U.S. CPSC May 31, 2007 |
Song Lin Industrial Inc. Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard The assembly instructions included with the crib direct consumers to assemble the crib with the mattress support in the highest position and do not indicate that the mattress support can be moved to a lower position. This poses a fall hazard to children who are able to sit or stand up in the crib. |
U.S. CPSC October 19, 2006 |
Dux Interiors Protective Mattress Covers Recalled for Fire Hazard The terry cloth mattress pads do not meet the federal standard for flammability, and pose a risk of burn injury to consumers if exposed to smoldering or burning cigarettes. |
U.S. CPSC June 3, 2008 |
Log Swings Recalled by Far East Brokers and Consultants Due to Fall Hazard A missing nail connecting the back of the log chair to the seat can cause the back to separate from the seat while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC October 6, 2009 |
Directors Chairs Sold at Lowe's Stores Recalled Due to Fall Hazard; Made by White Tiger The chair back supports can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC June 5, 2003 |
Children's Art Supply Sets Recalled by Creative Kids Inc. The sets contain mini-cutters with razor blades which pose a laceration hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC August 5, 2008 |
Baby Appleseed Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard The cribs fail to meet the federal safety standards for cribs. The cribs allow children inside to crawl over the railing, posing a fall hazard. |
U.S. CPSC April 2, 2009 |
SunKids Convertible Cribs Recalled by Suntech Enterprises Due to Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards The sides of the crib are made of mesh that expands, creating a gap between the side and the crib's mattress if it's not zipped into place, or a gap between the side and an added mattress. A young child can slip into this gap and become entrapped or suffocate. |
U.S. CPSC February 27, 2003 |
Children's Board Book Sets Recalled by Random House, Inc. The book sets were sold in cardboard boxes with plastic snaps. The plastic snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC October 21, 2009 |
Idea Village Recalls Wireless Light Switches Due to Fire Hazard The light switch receiver, which fits into the wall outlet, can overheat and pose a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC September 20, 2011 |
American Woodcrafters Recalls to Repair Bunk Beds Due To Fall Hazard The guard rails on upper bunks can crack and cause the mattress and its support rails to collapse, posing a fall hazard. |
U.S. CPSC April 5, 2011 |
Arm's Reach Concepts Recalls Infant Bed-Side Sleepers Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards When the fabric liner is not used or is not securely attached, infants can fall from the raised mattress into the loose fabric at the bottom of the bed-side sleeper or can become entrapped between the edge of the mattress and the side of the sleeper, posing risks of suffocation. |
U.S. CPSC January 13, 2009 |
Stork Craft Recalls More Than 500,000 Cribs; Mattress Support Bracket Failures Create Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation The metal support brackets used to support the crib mattress and mattress board can crack and break. When one or more support brackets break, the mattress can collapse and create a dangerous gap between the mattress and crib rails, in which a child can become entrapped and suffocate. |
U.S. CPSC February 17, 2011 |
IKEA Recalls to Repair Cribs Due to Mattress Support Collapse; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards The four bolts provided with some SNIGLAR cribs to secure the mattress support are not long enough. This can cause the mattress support to detach and collapse, creating a risk of entrapment and suffocation to a child in the crib. |
AskMen.com Ryan Murphy |
How To: Buy The Best Mattress These days, mattresses come in a dizzying assortment of styles, from foam to flotation to air. So just how do you choose? Here's everything you need to know to get a good night's rest. |
U.S. CPSC April 26, 2011 |
Cribs Recalled by ducduc Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards The bottom rails on the crib sides can separate from the sides when the mattress is in the lowest position, causing the spindles to separate and the mattress to drop. This poses fall and entrapment hazards for young children. |
U.S. CPSC June 20, 2007 |
New Federal Mattress Standard Expected to Save Hundreds of Lives, Prevent Thousands of Injuries Once fully effective, the new federal flammability standard is expected to prevent as many as 270 deaths and 1,330 injuries every year. |
U.S. CPSC December 22, 2004 |
CPSC Votes - Fire Safety Standard for Mattresses and Rulemaking for Bedclothes This proposed standard will lead to mattresses that are a dramatic improvement, in terms of fire resistance and lives saved, over most mattresses currently on the market. |
U.S. CPSC January 23, 2003 |
Gerry and Evenflo Portable Wood Cribs Recalled If the hardware used to assemble the crib is not tight, the mattress support platform and mattress can fall to the floor. This poses a risk of injury to young children in the crib. |
U.S. CPSC December 18, 2007 |
Deadly Danger: CPSC Urges Parents To Not Place Infants on Air Mattresses The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning families nationwide that air mattresses are too soft for use with sleeping infants. |
U.S. CPSC December 9, 2004 |
CPSC Staff Briefs Commission on Recommendations for Fire Safety Standards for Mattresses and Bedclothes The staff's draft proposed standard for mattresses addresses fires ignited by an open flame. The CPSC staff also briefed Commissioners on a draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking to develop a separate safety standard for bedclothes flammability. |
U.S. CPSC February 8, 2006 |
Recent Death Prompts Renewed Search for Simplicity Cribs with Graco Logo The screws on the wooden mattress supports can come loose, allowing a portion of the mattress to fall. This poses a suffocation hazard to young children who can slide down and become entrapped between the unsupported mattress and end of the crib. |
The Motley Fool November 21, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You Can Sleep on This IPO Shares of Mattress Firm soared 16% after going public at $19 on Friday. |