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Passing grade: these crib sheets don't cheat the safety tests.(Breakthrough)(Brief Article)

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| March 01, 2003 | Pennington, April Y. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When Lynn Trimble entered a product competition at a trade show with her Baby-Be-Safe crib sheets, Good Housekeeping magazine came by and asked for samples. They wouldn't tell her why, "but when Good Housekeeping makes a request," Trimble reasons, "you do it."

Unlike traditional crib sheets that can come loose and suffocate babies, Trimble's product has end pockets that wrap around the crib mattress. Two months after the show, Trimble, 39, discovered her brand was one of seven that passed a safety test conducted by the Good Housekeeping Institute and the American Society of Testing and ...

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