What’s wrong with this picture?
There’s something known as “false and misleading advertising” and it’s all over this snip from the Tuft & Needle website.
First, it gives the impression that Tuft & Needle mattresses are nontoxic and even substantiates that claim by telling you that they meet the GREENGUARD GOLD and OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certifications.
But Tuft & Needle mattresses still contain toxic chemicals. I’ll tell you how I know in a minute.
But first, while they are certified, I couldn’t find one word on their website about their materials.
And while they meet the GREENGUARD GOLD and OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100, these standards do not test for all chemicals. The bigger problem, however, is their standards are not very stringent. So it’s very easy to pass the standard.
I’m often surprised at some of the products that pass the current GREENGUARD GOLD standard. Since GREENGUARD became part of Underwriters Lab, their standards have changed. Mattresses are now given GREENGUARD GOLD certifications that contain materials which I cannot approve, such as polyurethane foam, chemical flame barriers, and, in crib mattresses, PVC covers that emit phthalates.
Tuft & Needle is NOT the first mattress to be given the GREENGUARD GOLD certification. That occurred years ago. They were perhaps the first mattress to get the GREENGUARD GOLD certification in the mattress-in-a-box category, but that’s not what they say.
But here’s what really makes this claim false and misleading.
And here’s a video of chemical off gassing of Casper mattress.
And here’s another video measuring the TVOCs of a Nest mattress.
Now all three of these videos are measuring emissions from a brand new mattress that has been in a plastic bag. Those emissions are very concentrated. But they do show there are emissions. And anyone can get a TVOC meter and measure the emissions from these mattresses.
A couple of weeks ago I opened two Happsy mattress-in-a-box mattresses and there were no emissions. I had a TVOC meter in my hand and the TVOC reading in the room didn’t change when I opened the mattress packaging and laid the mattresses on the bed.
T&N hasn’t raised the standards, as they claim. That claim belongs to Happsy, the first certified organic mattress in the mattress-in-a-box category. And certified organic is less toxic than GREENGARD GOLD. That’s a fact.
Hi,
Have you had any information about the organic mattress, My Green Mattress Pure Echo GOTS Organic Cotton Natural Mattress?
The Happsy mattress all contain latex. Even in a natural form I ‘d rather avoid it.
The My Green Mattress is supposed to be cotton and wool.
Thank you,
Their cover and filling are organic cotton, but the wool is not. It also is not a GOTS certified organic mattress so the manufacturing is not certified organic, only the materials.
So it’s not as pure as Naturepedic or Happsy, but it’s much better than a standard mattress.
I’m working out a rating for mattresses. At the top would be a GOTS certified organic mattress. THis mattress would be on the next level down.
I am very sensitive to all bedding and can only wear GOTs certified clothing and My Green Mattress worked really well for me. I am also allergic to latex and to wool but this company made an all organic cotton mattress for me (with coils, which I tolerate well). I actually love them – $800/
It’s sad that everyone thinks this green gold certification means non toxic. Even more sad is that companies keep getting away with all of the deception regarding their products being “non-toxic” solely because people trust these certifications.