Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattress Sets by Mattress World
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Mattress Sets
Units: About 750
Manufacturer: Mattress World, of Dallas, Texas
Hazard: The mattress sets fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard and pose a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves Mattress World renovated twin, full, queen and king mattress sets sold in blue floral, white floral and taupe floral. Only those with the following information on tags attached to the mattress and foundation (box spring) are included in this recall.
| Information on Mattress and Box Spring Tags | |
| Manufacturer | Mattress World |
| Date of Manufacture | May 29, 2009 through September 4, 2009 |
| Prototype ID | MWQ or MWFOBXQ |
Sold at: Various furniture stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas from May 2009 through September 2009 for between $35 and $105.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately contact Mattress World to receive a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Mattress World at (877) 819-0725 between 9 a.m and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or email the firm at mattressworld@live.com
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattress Sets
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on Jan 13 2010. Filed under Recalled Products.
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