Report Summary
36 YO consumer's mattress emitted fiberglass despite consumer not opening the cover. Consumer suffered multiple symptoms and had to throw away many possessions in home. Consumer has seen a doctor for breathing, gastrological and eye issues.
Product Details
- Product Description: [REDACTED]
See previous notes where i share about it I got the zinus 8" green tea but it's all of them
just go on [REDACTED] lawsuits etc
the video here they black artwork i had under my bed, it's matte black, it looks like glitter now because shards are all over my room
for who knows how long and then even smaller particles in the air from vacuuming because of the flimsy bottom cover i had to remove from my home immediately
but the health damage is done, i had a cat scan and now waiting for an endoscopy because something has caused stomach irritation just a month ago when it got really bad here itchy painful eyes stuffy nose etc
- Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler Name: ZINUS INC
- Brand Name: Zinus
- Model Name or Number: Zinus Green Tea 8"
- Serial Number: I don't have it
- UPC Code: I don't have it
- SKU#: I don't have it
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Date Manufactured:
5/18/2021
- Retailer: Amazon
- Retailer State:
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Purchase Date:
5/21/2021
- Product Category: Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations
- Product Type: Bedroom, Bedding & Bath
- Product Code: Nonbaby Mattresses (4009)
Incident Details
- Incident Description: I bought the Zinus green tea mattress May 21 2020. It's promoted on Amazon as a best seller, and no where in the listing did it say fiberglass, it came with a flimsy cover with a zipper, just inviting users to open them up. I did not open it up, but 2 years in, due to the bottom fabric being the same stuff you find airplane materials made out of, the fire sock made of fiberglass released hundreds of thousands of particles into my home. There is a class action lawsuit, Zinus won't honor my warranty, Amazon won't rerfund me, I have an ENDOSCOPY because of stomach iriitstion from this. They cut costs by using the legally allowed fife sock, but they DO NOT encapsulate it properly, they have done no recalls, they are fully aware of the issues, but they just prefer to make money by selling high volume cheap. [REDACTED] zinus ginerglass, it's been a nightmare for me. Had to throw away clothing, rugs, blankets that were sentimental from my grandmother, i've had breathing issues the last year, gastro issues, eye issues, i even started sleeping pills and now i know it's because i would get so stuffy from the glass fibers in my air, even worse any time i vaccumed the tint shards would basically get even smaller and become aerosol, now invisible in my air as well as visible when i search, but when i looked under my bed last week i was horrified and have been in remediation mode with unknown health consequences. They save money by using the fiberglass BUT WHY ARE THERE NO RULES FOR ENCAPSULATING? A woven fabric WILL weaken over time if as you use the bed and move its constantly creating shards that then escape either when unzipped or even if not they just bleed through. I'm telling you it looked like i had glitter under my bed. It's the ZINUS GREEN TEA MATTRESS a best seller on Amazon but look at the 1 star reviews, they wouldn't allow mine which had video [REDACTED] there is a class action, why are you guys not requiring a protective cover fully encapsulated with a polymer? These people have eco friendly and all this green washing on the product and it never said fiberglass on the sales pages at all, no warning, had a zipper, etc
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Incident Date:
8/15/2023
- Incident Location: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Victims Involved
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- Injury Information: Injury - Seen by Medical Professional
- My Relationship to the Victim: Self
- Sex:
- Victim's Age When Incident Occurred: 36 years
Comments from the Manufacturer/Private Labeler
Additional Details
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Submitter has product?:
No
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Product was damaged before incident?:
No
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Product was modified before incident?:
- If yes to any, explanation:
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Have you contacted the manufacturer?:
Yes
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If Not, Do you plan to?:
- Report Number: 20230823-2EBFE-2147345608
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Report Date:
8/23/2023
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Sent to Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler:
8/25/2023
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Report First Publication Date:
9/11/2023
- Category of Submitter: Consumer
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