For the students and people of Aliso, Halloween candy safety is important to ensure it is a fun and worry-free holiday. As people go knocking on doors to collect these yummy treats during this celebration, it is important to stay safe and check what is given to eat. This is very important for Halloween since it is found as an opportunity to cause harm. To stay safe parents and children should inspect what is in their candy bag. This celebration is not a reason for any consumer to get harmed by wanting to eat a simple sweet treat.
After the Halloween trip, parents should always inspect the candy before eating for any suspicious packaging. Any signs of tampering, like opened wrappers or candy that is not known to you should be thrown out to be safe. This helps to keep Halloween enjoyable and worry-free so that families do not risk anything.
Abigail Pomery says, “It is important to have trust in the house you’re getting the candy from and always pay attention to any bad signs.”
Parents should encourage their children to be aware of their surroundings and look for any red flags. An example could be dark-lit houses. It is better to go to a neighborhood that is familiar to you or the people you are trick-or-treating with. By being careful, it ensures that nobody will get harmed.
For teenagers who want to be independent, having your parents check your candy might seem dumb and they would probably resist. However, safety always comes before anything so if teenagers prefer not having their parents check their candy for them, their parents should make sure that they know how to detect any suspicious treats. It is very much possible for teenagers to ensure their own safety without always having their parents help.
Dr. Dawn Lewis shares, “To stay safe, students can go to organized trick-or-treating places that are trusted.”
Community events like church festivals or neighborhood gatherings are very safe since it is supervised where people can enjoy their treats without even having to check their candy. This removes the need to have to worry about tampered packaging but it is still very important to make sure that it is a safe place where you know the people giving out the candy.
It is crucial to know exactly what is consumed since there are many different kinds of fake treats that are supposed to be candy or a version of an actual candy brand. Be suspicious of unknown pills or gummy candy which are used commonly to trick people into consuming. These candies could be laced with drugs.
There are counterfeit edibles which are products given out to trick people into thinking they are actual candy brands but they are a drug called THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). They may look like gummies or chocolate bars. If you are unsure if a piece of your candy has any drug, it is better to just throw it away even if you are only a little suspicious.
Everyone should know about safety precautions to create a safe environment for Halloween. By sharing them with other people, it ensures that everybody is safe while having fun.
