Reminders for Safe Trick-or-Treat This Halloween

The big part of Halloween fun is eating sweet treats. Safe trick-or-treats can be implemented with a good source of knowledge. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have come up with "Lucky 13 Tips for a Safe Halloween," it also includes advice concerning costumes and makeup. So simply read and follow the tips below.

• Don't send kids out with empty stomach. Let them eat a light meal or snack before they head out to trick-or-treat. These may avoid them to not eat treats from their good bags while they are out. It is also a way to let parents inspect their loot before eating anything inside of it.

• Notify the kids not to accept or gobble anything that isn't commercially wrapped. Treats should be inspected if there is a sign of tampering, for example, strange appearance or discoloration, tiny pinholes, or tears in wrappers. Suspicious treats should be thrown away properly.

• Check the label of treats to make sure allergen for those children with food allergy is not present. Home-baked good the kid had received should not be eaten to avoid food allergy.

• Remove any choking hazards especially for very young children like gums, peanuts, hard candies or even small toys. 

For Halloween fun party at home, do not disregard these tips:

• Always give out pasteurized foodstuffs at your parties. Unpasteurized juice or cider may perhaps have unsafe bacteria like Salmonella.

• Don't taste uncooked cookie dough or cake batter that still contains fresh raw eggs.

• Store fresh foods refrigerated until serving moment to scare bacteria away. Some perishable foods consist of finger sandwiches, cheese platters, fruit or tossed salads, cold pasta dishes with meat, poultry, or seafood, and cream pies or cakes with whipped-cream and cream-cheese frostings.

• Don't allow perishable goodies to remain outside the fridge for more than two hours (1 hour in temperatures above 90 degrees F) to keep away from bacteria from creeping up.