CPSC, Easy Gardener Inc. Announce Recall of Ross Root Feeders
Home product recall 02-087. Announced by CPSC on Jan 22, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 22, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 345,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The mixing chamber caps on these feeders can detach during use and strike nearby consumers, resulting in injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you 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.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Easy Gardener at (800) 621-4769 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
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.
About 345,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Easy Gardener Inc. Ross Root Feeder.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Easy Gardener Inc., Waco, Texas.
- Home and garden centers and hardware stores sold these feeders, from October 1994 through January 2002, for about $33.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
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.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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