Winnipeg police are advising the public to look through the candy your child received during Halloween.
A North Kildonan mother told police that she found several Xanax pills in a plastic bag in her child’s Halloween candy bag. Police say the child had been trick-or-treating in the area of Knowles Avenue, Bonner Avenue and Rothesay Street.
Xanax is used to treat anxiety disorders, panic disorders, and anxiety caused by depression. Xanax is considered highly addictive.
Safety tips for Halloween candy:
- Trick-or-treaters should only eat treats that have been examined by an adult caregiver.
- When examining treats, caregivers should look for signs of tampering including unusual appearance or discolouration, tiny pinholes, or tears in wrappers.
- Avoid homemade treats. Throw away anything that looks suspicious.
- Choking occurs most frequently among children under two years of age but can happen at any age.
- Eating while playing, running, jumping, or talking increases the likelihood of choking.
- Only commercially-wrapped candy should be handed out to trick-or-treaters.
- Caregivers should be aware that many Halloween treats are not labelled with ingredients and can contain nuts, eggs, dairy products, and other allergens. Care should be taken to only allow children with food allergies to consume treats that have the ingredients listed.
- Treats should also be removed from packages prior to consuming to avoid cross-contamination with non-safe products.
-News 4-
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