Class Action... Moldy Mattresses

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http://consumerist.com/5009326/the-sleep-number-difference-

is-mold

" A recent class action claims that Select Comfort Sleep

Number beds are nothing more than overactive allergen

mills. According to the suit, the bed's faulty air chambers

allow moisture to form under the mattress foam, providing a

perfect breeding ground for mold spores.

Select Comfort claims to have addressed the rampant mold

problem, a claim that provides little solace to allergy

sufferers whose beds are already infested with mold:

Margaret of Stanville KY (04/05/08)

Just found black mold growing under the foam top and on top

of both of the air chambers. Purchased in October 2002 and

notified Select Comfort today by email. I have allergies to

mold and have been to Dr.'s concerning this. My husband has

been coughing every night when he lays down in the bed.

Just read the comments from others and hope we can

reconcile this issue. The foam borders are flimsy as well

as the bottom material of the top mattress cover. It has

shredded and has holes in it.

Terry of New Lenox IL (05/04/07)

After less than 3 years of sleeping on our select comfort

bed, we noticed a very bad odor coming from it. We

proceeded to take it apart, piece by piece. The sheets were

fine, the mattress pad was fine. But when we got down to

the zippered comforter, it smelled terrible. Under the

comforter, there is a foam pad, which was full of mold and

bacteria. It smelled horrible. We are now sleeping on the

floor, because we had to discard most of the bed.

Mold and bacteria cannot be removed from the foam pad, and

the zippered comforter would fall apart if it was washed.

We got burned badly on this one!

Lana of Brooklyn MI (9/3/03)

The Select Comfort system allows mold and/or mildew to form

on the convoluted foam topper and on the air mattresses.

Select Comfort's solution 'use a light bleach solution to

clean the mattress.' It's impossible to clean the foam.

Their product is unhealthy for people like me who have

allergies to mold/mildew.

According to the class action:

Purchasers of the beds are being told by Select Comfort to

return the beds, often at a significant cost to the

purchaser. The Class Action seeks not only to have Select

Comfort provide notice to purchasers of its Sleep Number®

bed of the potential for mold infestation, but also to have

the class members compensated for their losses, including

the costs of shipping they have incurred or will incur to

return their beds to Select Comfort.

Do you have a Sleep Number bed? Tell us in the comments if

your experience was a 0 or a 100.

Select Comfort Sleep Number Bed Class Action Litigation

Select Comfort - Mold [Consumer Affairs] "

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