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Halloween
Treats

Check all treats before your child eats them. Tell your child why doing this is important.

Make sure your child eats treats ONLY if they are in their wrapper from the store. Throw away candy if wrappers are faded, have holes or tears, or if the candy has been unwrapped.

Check fruit and homemade treats to make sure they are safe to eat. Check for signs of tampering (for example, holes or cuts). Cut fruit into pieces to check for sharp objects. Allow your child to eat such items only if someone you know and trust offered them.

Glow Sticks or Light Sticks

The chemical that lights glow sticks is called Dibutyl Phthalate and is non-toxic. These sticks and other objects that glow sometimes break when children chew on them. The chemicals can irritate skin and eyes. If swallowed, the chemical can cause nausea and a burning feeling.

If swallowed, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 for treatment recommendations

Thanksgiving

Thaw turkey in the refrigerator. Allow 1–3 days for thawing.
If there is less time, put the turkey in a plastic bag.
Cover it with cold water. Keep ice in the water so it stays cold.

Wash hands AFTER handling turkey or any meat.

Stuffing should always be cooked and stored separately from turkey.

Follow cooking directions for turkey on the label.

Use a meat thermometer to test for doneness. Place the thermometer inside the thigh. Or place it in the thickest part of the breast. The turkey is done when the thermometer reads 180–185 degrees F.

Refrigerate turkey, gravy, and stuffing after your meal. They will quickly spoil if left out.

Protect children against holiday poisoning

Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go – couldn’t be a safer place, right? Not necessarily, a high percentage of serious poisonings in children occur in grandparents’ homes or when grandparents’ visit.

Ingesting heart or diabetes medication – even one pill – can be life threatening to a child.

To guard against a potential poisoning:

Keep all medications up high, out of sight, out of reach and locked up.
Make sure you put your medication away as soon as you use it. Poisoning often occurs when an adult uses a product and leaves it unguarded.
Be sure there’s nothing poisonous in trash that children can find and ingest.
Guard against look-alike poisoning, which occurs when pills look like candy or liquid poisons look like drinks.
Store poisons away from food or drinks.

Remember, October is Fire Prevention Month.

Minnesota has new legislation regarding CO detectors as follows:

1.1 MN Statute 299F.50

Minnesota Statute 299F.50 requires approved carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in all single-family homes and multifamily apartment units with effective dates as follows:

All new construction single family homes and multi-family dwellings where building permits were issued on or after January 1, 2007.
All existing single family homes effective August 1, 2008.
All existing multi-family or apartment dwelling units effective August 1, 2009.

CO is the leading poisoning killer nationally. Place CO detectors near sleeping areas. CO mixes evenly with air, so CO detectors can be placed high or low on walls. For more information click HERE

Recalls

Complete list of recent toy lead recalls HERE

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