Easy Gardener Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Easy Gardener Inc. Announce Recall of Ross Root Feeders
The mixing chamber caps on these feeders can detach during use and strike nearby consumers, resulting in injuries.
- Units
- About 345,000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $33
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
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.
The file
- Sold at
- Home and garden centers and hardware stores sold these feeders, from October 1994 through January 2002, for about $33.
- Product type
- Planting/Gardening Accessories
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Easy Gardener Inc., of Waco, Texas
Incident log
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.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled feeders immediately, dispose of the mixing chamber cap, and contact Easy Gardener to receive a free replacement cap.
For more information, contact Easy Gardener at (800) 621-4769 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JAN 22 2002; last revised AUG 18 2025.
