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Though fear still lingers over toxic treats and boobytrapped apples, researchers separate fact from myth. As pediatrician Aaron Carroll notes today in The New York Times, researchers haven't been able to substantiate a single case when a child was seriously injured—let alone killed—by Halloween treats made hazardous by strangers.
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A JAMA Pediatrics study from January of this year found that 4-to-8-year-olds have a tenfold increased risk of getting hit by a car on Halloween than on any other night of the year.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/forget-poisoned-candy-and-razor-blades-heres-the-real-halloween-horror/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2711459[$]
Verdict: Boogey Man not likely to exist.
Actual Problem: Getting run over by a car when crossing the street.
Stay safe out there.
(Score: 3, Informative) by hendrikboom on Wednesday October 30 2019, @09:05PM
Twice in my life I heard a report of actual razor blades in apples.
The first time I was very young, and it was a gossip item.
The second time it was a regular news report and I heard the police were called in.
That's two occurrences in a 73-year lifespan so far.
I'd say it's rare enough not to worry about.
The panic about malicious candy has, however, been a bonanza for the packaged candy industry.
When I was little, many of the people I went to for treats actually had made candy themselves from old family recipes. It's impossible to buy fudge like I got then. It's been a sad commercialization of a folk tradition.