Halloween food safety tips- ‘Check your Treats’
- Ensure that children eat a hearty meal before going trick-or-treating. This way they are less inclined to snack on their treats.
- Children should not eat any treats from their loot bags before parents get the chance to inspect these items.
- Tell children to refuse anything that is not commercially packaged. Parents should inspect wrappers for damage or any signs of tampering. Throw out all items that appear to be suspicious.
- If you have very young children, please discard potential choking hazards such as chewing gum, hard candies and peanuts.
- If your child has food allergies; please remember to read all labels carefully to ensure that the item does not consist of any allergens. Be extremely cautious of items with warning labels depicting ‘may contain’ statements.
- Keep perishable foods including cold pasta dishes with meat, poultry and seafood; cheese platters, fruit/vegetable salads and cakes with whipped cream or cream cheese frostings chilled until serving time.
- Never leave perishable items outside of the fridge for more than two hours.
- Have a happy ‘trick-or-treat’ event!
Published October 29, 2017
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