CPSC Warns Against Baby Mattresses, Pads That Make Unfounded Claims About Reducing SIDS
CPSC recall 00079. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
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.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 00079 has the recall date 16 Mar 2000. The notice names the firm Jupiter Industries. The recall has about 39,600 units. The median CPSC recall of 2000 has 31,000 units. CPSC gives the product type Mattresses & Covers.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | 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. |
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| Units | 39,600 |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Baby Mattresses, Pads, About 39,600, Mattresses & Covers |
| Sold at | The four products involved in CPSC's action have been sold for about $30 to $100 in baby, drug and discount department stores; in catalogs; and on the Internet, including the following web sites: www.sidsprevent.com, www.kidsafeprod.com and flashmall.com. |
| Manufacturer | Jupiter Industries |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 39,600Median of 2000: 31,000
- CPSC recalls of 2000
- 191
- Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
- 14%
- Recalls of 2000 in the category Mattresses & Covers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Jupiter Industries
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00079The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 00079. https://recallregister.com/product/3961-cpsc-warns-against-baby-mattresses-pads-that-make-unfounded-claims-abo/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 00079 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
The four products involved in CPSC's action have been sold for about $30 to $100 in baby, drug and discount department stores; in catalogs; and on the Internet, including the following web sites: www.sidsprevent.com, www.kidsafeprod.com and flashmall.com.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00079?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 39,600