Belize memory foam rug from Frontgate runners, throw rugs or doormats
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 5, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 5, 2011the latest report was made
- Dec 5, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Belize memory foam rug from Frontgate
- Maker
- FrontgateMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Runners, throw rugs or doormatsCPSC’s product type: Runners, Throw Rugs or Doormats (code 612), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Flooring
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Dec 5, 2011, sent to the company Jan 13, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 30, 2012
The product, in the report: Memory foam bath rug
After the consumer removed and disposed of the outer packaging and inner plastic envelope containing the rug, she noticed a petrochemical odor. She left the rug, folded in half with the fabric side out, to air overnight.
The next morning the odor was so intense that it was hard to breathe in the large room where the rug was. Coincidently, houseplants there had drooped and developed brown leaf tips, possibly because of poor air quality. The consumer opened a window.
When she unfolded the rug, she discovered that its rubberized back had an oily coating that was the odor’s source. She wondered whether the coating was a production error or intentional. A tag marked flammable was not accompanied by precautions such as she had seen on towels, pajamas, and other rugs.On or about 12/1/2011, the consumer called the customer service department ofthe catalogue company (Frontgate) that sold the rug. The customer service representative listened to the consumer’s concerns about the rug’s •Effect on air quality and its possible harm to children, adults, pets, or plants •Possible hyper-flammability because ofthe combination of fumes, oil, and fluffy top •Lack of usual “common sense” precautionary information.
The representative said that the consumer should call another department -as the fust step in what the consumer understood would be a lengthy process that would allow the rugs to continue to be sold at least through the holiday season. The consumer declined a refund or replacement rug. At the time, the building where she lives was making repairs and taking materials away for disposal. She safety-pinned a warning to the rug,and her husband left it where materials for removal are put.
The consumer hopes that the rugs’ odor will alert other consumers to possible danger. She believes these rugs are a likely hazard worthy ofinvestigation. She does not know the manufacturer, but the catalogue company that she ordered from should. She also worries that other distributors or retailers may be selling these rugs, perhaps under different names.
- Model
- 45606/
45607/ 45608/ 45610 - UPC
- unknown
- Serial number
- unknown
- Bought from
- Frontgate, Ohio
- Bought
- Nov 17, 2011
- Where
- Washington, District of Columbia: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Belize memory foam rug from Frontgate, made or sold by Frontgate
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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