Health Tip: Take Halloween Precautions

(HealthDay News) -- Halloween is right around the corner. After accompanying your costumed children on that special night, you should always inspect their treats.

Here''s a list of safety tips, courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration:

• Children shouldn''t accept or eat candy that isn''t commercially wrapped.
• They should wait until they get home to eat their candy.
• Parents should dispose of homemade items from their child''s goodie bag, as well as small items that may be a choking hazard.
• Inspect candy for suspicious markings and tampering, and discard.
• Ensure that juice served at parties is pasteurized, to kill bacteria.

-- Kimberly Sferruzzo

Last Updated: Oct. 10, 2005