SAFETY ALERT

10.19.2006

A Message to our Consumers in the United States: DUX Interiors Protective Mattress Covers Recalled for Potential Fire Hazard.

Please note this safety notice is for Protective Mattress Covers only and does not affect any other DUX product.

Dear DUX Interiors Consumer,

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Protective Mattress Covers (PMC).

Units: About 37,000.

Importer: DUX Interiors Inc., of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The terry cloth PMCs, which were made to fit over the DUX top pads, do not meet the federal standard for flammability under the Flammable Fabrics Act. They pose a risk of burn injury to consumers if exposed to smoldering or burning cigarettes.

Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled PMCs are natural-colored terry cloth made of 100 percent cotton, and come in twin, full, queen, and king sizes to cover top pads made by DUX.

Sold at: PMCs were available solely through DUX-owned stores and licensed outlets from January 1999 through April 2006. The PMC was provided at no additional cost to each customer who purchased a DUX mattress pad and mattress set.

Manufactured in: Portugal.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled PMCs and discard them. Dux Interiors is directly contacting consumers who received PMC covers with their mattress purchases.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Dux Interiors Inc. toll-free at 888-836-7556 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.



The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

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