Baby Mattresses, Pads
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers against certain baby mattresses and mattress pads—including the Baby Air Breathable Mattress, Breathe Easy Vented Infant Sleeping Surface, Sleep Guardian Sleeping Pad, and Sleep Safe Mattress Cover—that claim to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and encourage placing babies to sleep on their stomachs. The CPSC has found no evidence supporting these claims and states there is no proof that babies can safely sleep on their stomachs on these products or that they reduce SIDS risk. Approximately 39,600 units of these products were sold.
According to the CPSC, manufacturers have stopped producing and distributing these products, and retailers have been asked to remove them from shelves immediately. The CPSC states that the risk of SIDS is significantly reduced by placing babies to sleep on their backs in a crib that meets current safety standards and contains a firm, tight-fitting mattress with no soft bedding.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
CPSC is warning consumers that certain baby mattresses and mattress pads encourage the potentially deadly practice of placing babies to sleep on their stomachs, and claim that the products reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Despite the claims, CPSC is not aware of any evidence that proves that babies can safely be placed to sleep on their stomachs on these products, or that using the products will reduce the risk of SIDS.
According to CPSC, the risk of SIDS is significantly reduced by placing babies to sleep on their backs in a crib that meets current safety standards and has a firm, tight-fitting mattress and no soft bedding.
The following products make the claims through their advertising and marketing, including their instructions and packaging. Due to the efforts of CPSC, these firms have stopped manufacturing and distributing the products. CPSC also has requested that retailers stop sale and remove the products from store shelves immediately. Product Manufacturer/Importer Estimated Quantity Sold Description Baby Air (Breathable Mattress) Kid Safe Van Nuys, Calif. 5,000 A wood frame covered by mesh fabric.Used in place of or on top of mattress. Breathe Easy Vented Infant Sleeping Surface U.S. Family Products, Willard, Mo. 33,000 Ridged foam mattress pad with air holes. Used on top of mattress. Sleep Guardian Sleeping PadSleep Guardian, Charleston, S.C. 600 Vinyl pad with open weave fabric cover attached to an air pump. Used on top of mattress. Sleep Safe Mattress Cover Jupiter Industries, Ontario, Canada 1,000 Mesh fabric mattress cover.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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