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Garden Tools

Garden tools often seem simple, but they can pose major safety hazards — especially when sold online with missing parts or fake safety claims.

Tools such as:

have all been subject to FOLO-UP alerts. Common issues include:

These tools are frequently offered at car boot sales, imported via dropshipping platforms, or rebranded with fake certificates.

Report unsafe garden tools or machinery

Use this page for powered or manual garden equipment that exposes blades, loses a guard, overheats, starts unexpectedly, suffers battery failure, or lacks usable safety instructions.

Products you can report

  • Lawnmowers and robotic mowers
  • Chainsaws, hedge trimmers, and strimmers
  • Leaf blowers and pressure washers
  • Garden-tool batteries and chargers

What helps us review it

  • The product name, brand, model, and batch or serial number
  • The marketplace, seller name, and product-listing URL
  • Clear photographs of the product, packaging, and labels
  • A factual description of the hazard, failure, injury, or near miss

Category-specific evidence: Record the guard, switch, brake or safety-interlock failure, tool and battery model, instructions supplied, and the conditions in which the fault occurred.

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