January
22, 2002
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
mixing chamber caps on these feeders can detach during use and strike nearby
consumers, resulting in injuries. 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.
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. Home and garden centers
and hardware stores sold these feeders from October 1994 through January 2002
for about $33.
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, or visit their recall web site at
www.rosscap.com. Easy Gardener Contact: Kevin McGrath (212) 245-4577