Tens of thousands of mattresses that were sold exclusively at Costco stores have been recalled due to the risk of possible mold exposure.
Manufacturer FXI Inc. initially announced the recall of Novaform ComfortGrande 14-inch mattresses and Novaform DreamAway 8-inch mattresses in June and issued a joint press release with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday. According to FXI, the recalled mattresses could have been exposed to water during manufacturing, leading to potential mold development.
Recalled mattresses were manufactured in a variety of sizes, from twin to California king, and ranged in price from $150 to $750. All of the Novaform mattresses were sold between January and June this year at Costco stores and on Costco’s website in northwestern states, as well as California’s San Francisco Bay area. Costco, according to the CPSC, is reaching out to known customers who purchased the recalled products directly as well.
The CPSC said FXI has received reports of 541 cases of mold on mattresses but no related injuries have been reported so far.
Another 50,000 mattresses going to the dump, cool
I never trusted foam mattresses. They’re a low fabrication cost high profit item. That they ship crushed in a box mostly benefits the manufacturers not the consumer. There’s no way a mattress made of foam remains resilient as long as a metal spring one IMO. It just not superior.
you’re right about shipping in a box helping the manufacturers. It is, however, also a benefit to the consumers. I’ve had mine for 2, 3 years, and it’s still basically new, maybe it won’t last as long, but also for the price, it can last half as long and still have saved me money. Further, I find mine far more comfortable than all but the most expensive spring matresses, and far less likely to induce back pain.
The metal spring ones that wear out and cause pressure points to dig into your back, causing back pain?
Truth is, all mattress’ need to be replaced more frequently than people do (understandably, because they’re expensive as hell). I will say, I received a free foam mattress to replace my spring one, and my back pain has went away.
Quality, high density foam can last a long time while being super comfortable.
All of the foam mattresses I’ve slept on have been leagues ahead of any spring mattresses.
I didn’t even know this was a point of contention.
Man I will say like everything Costco has a mold problem. Nothing ever lasts as short a time as anything bought from Costco in my experience. I know this is from manufacturing and not the store but still.
I don’t know if it’s just practically impossible for them to clean their warehouse or store right to get rid of it or if they just dont realize they have an issue and don’t care. Maybe it’s from suppliers who ship moldy goods in to them! But mold is basically a guarantee shopping at costco
