Category Archives: Mattresses

Reconditioned and refurbished mattresses

“the possibility of bed bugs arises”

The report last week of Chicago’s investigation of 5 stores selling new or used mattresses with bed bugs included a consumer warning (PDF) from Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection that has to rank an important development in … Continue reading

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The bed bugs on the mattresses that no one is responsible for

There are some bed bug problems that are very difficult (like the lack of access to pest control services and the difficulty of containing infestations in multi-unit buildings), and then there are problems that are simpler, if only someone would … Continue reading

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Ending the 30-day trial risk plus remembering the essential mattress problem

S04071 (Monserrate) and A07691 would eliminate the exception whereby bedding returned within a 30-day customer trial period can still be sold as new. Who invented the 30-day mattress comfort trial, anyway? The bill would also require manufacturers and renovators to … Continue reading

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We are reviewing the new NYS Department of State proposed mattress sanitizing regs

The New York State Department of State Division of Licensing Services has proposed new used bedding regulations which include mattress sanitizing standards for mattress refurbishers/renovators. We are currently reviewing the proposal and drafting our comments. This post is simply to … Continue reading

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Actually, this is what our used mattress regs could look like!

The Southern Nevada Health District’s mattress sanitizing regulations. Continue reading

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The copy/paste approach to writing mattress sanitizing regulations

New Jersey has guidelines for the sanitization of used mattresses that give specific direction in the use of Steri-Fab or Microban to sanitize used mattresses–right down to the recommended number of ounces per mattress size. Continue reading

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A mattress van of sorrows

The photographer, Ray Lopez, is a New York City superhero. Continue reading

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Dr. Pollack and the 2006 NYC bed bug hearing

Harvard School of Public Health entomologist Dr. Richard Pollack’s testimony before the New York City Council Consumer Affairs Committee on September 18, 2006 deserves reexamination. Continue reading

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Dr. Philip Tierno: “I would never buy a refurbished mattress, a reconditioned mattress, under any circumstances”

Tonight it was King Comfort Mattress of Woodside, Queens who got their turn before the cameras, spray disinfectant bottles in both fists. Continue reading

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What would New York’s missing mattress sanitizing regs look like anyway?

There are no sanitizing regulations and none are forthcoming. Still, what would they look like? There are 26 states that have reconditioned mattress regulations. How do they sanitize used bedding? Continue reading

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