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CPSC, Chris Arlotta Enterprises Ltd. Announce Recall of Mattress Pads

Home product recall 05-021. Announced by CPSC on Oct 20, 2004.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Oct 20, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

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.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumer should immediately stop using the product and contact Chris Arlotta Enterprises Ltd. or the retailer, for information on how to obtain a refund, plus cost of shipping.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Chris Arlotta Enterprises Ltd. at (888) 779-0711 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled mattress pads are natural colored, made of 100 percent cotton Chenille, and were sold in twin, full, queen, king and California king. The Web and catalog retailers and the mattress pads’ model numbers, listed below, are identified on the packaging: Web Retailer Style Numbers The Vermont Country Store 242637, 42638, 42639, 42640 Garnet Hill Inc 066-TW, 066-DB, 066-QN, 066-KG, 066-CK GAIAM Inc 03-0144T, 03-0144F, 03-0144Q, 03-0144K, S5224 The Company Store MA0501T, MA0501F, MA0501Q, MA0501K

About 2,900 units, as CPSC gives them.

Mattress Pad.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Chris Arlotta Enterprises Ltd., New York, N.Y.
  • Web and catalog retailers (listed above) nationwide from December 2003 through March 2004 for between $50 and $100.
  • Made in India, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

None reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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