Safety regulator Warns Against Baby Mattresses, Pads That Make Unfounded Claims About Reducing SIDS
Recall 00079 · Mar 16, 2000 · Kid Safe
39,600
units affected
39,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00079
- Date
- Mar 16, 2000
- Company
- Kid Safe
- Units affected
- 39,600
- Product
- Baby Mattresses, Pads
- Product type
- Mattresses & Covers
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
The product
The following products make the claims through their advertising and marketing, including their instructions and packaging. 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.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- There are about 3,000 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) deaths per year - a reduction of about 38 percent in the 5 years following the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that babies be placed to sleep on their backs.
Related pages
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.