Product Recall Number: 02-087
Why was Easy Gardener Inc. Ross Root Feeder recalled?
The mixing chamber caps on these feeders can detach during use and strike nearby consumers, resulting in injuries.
Product Recall Number: 02-087
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2002-01-21
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Easy Gardener Inc. Ross Root Feeder
Description: In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Easy Gardener Inc., of Waco, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 345,000 Ross Root Feeders to replace their mixing chamber caps. The root feeder is a device used to distribute food, water and insecticide to the roots of trees and shrubs. The root feeders are about 30-inches tall, have a green hose connection and plastic yellow handles. "ROSS" and "MODEL 1200C" are imprinted on the side of the root feeder. The recall includes model 1200C Ross Root Feeders with "24207" or "24208" imprinted on the top of the clear, plastic chamber caps. Ross Root Feeders with the number "24208-A" caps are not part of the recall.
Hazard Description: The mixing chamber caps on these feeders can detach during use and strike nearby consumers, resulting in injuries.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Dispose, Replace
Units: 345000
Incidents: Easy Gardener has received one report of a woman who received dental and other mouth injuries when struck by a cap from one of these root feeders.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled feeders immediately, dispose of the mixing chamber cap, and contact Easy Gardener to receive a free replacement cap.
Sold At: Home and garden centers and hardware stores sold these feeders from October 1994 through January 2002 for about $33.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed