万圣节将至，FoodSafety.gov 列讨糖安全清单：糖果回家先检查，包装有针孔破损一律丢弃
10月31日（周六）就是万圣节，美国联邦食品安全信息门户 FoodSafety.gov 汇总食品药品监管局 FDA、农业部 USDA 等机构的万圣节食品安全要点，列出孩子出门「讨糖」（trick-or-treat）前后的注意事项。
出门之前，先让孩子吃一顿正餐或点心，不要空着肚子出门，免得孩子忍不住在路上就拆吃还没有检查过的糖果；同时嘱咐孩子，要来的糖果先带回家、由家长检查过后再吃。
收糖的原则是只认商业包装。FoodSafety.gov 指出，不要接受、更不要食用任何没有商业包装的食品。回家后逐件检查包装，凡是外观异常、变色，或者包装上有小针孔、破口的，一律丢弃。家里有幼儿的，要把口香糖、花生、硬糖和小型玩具等可能噎住孩子的物品从糖果袋中挑出。孩子有食物过敏的，逐件查看标签、确认不含过敏原，也不要让孩子吃别人自制的烘焙食品。
在家办万圣节派对的家庭也有几项要点：苹果汁与果汁只选用巴氏杀菌产品，未经巴氏杀菌的汁液可能带有沙门氏菌等有害细菌；做点心时不要品尝含生鸡蛋的饼干面糊或蛋糕糊；玩传统的「咬苹果」游戏之前，先把苹果在流水下彻底冲洗，可用蔬果刷刷去表面污垢。
FoodSafety.gov 是汇总 FDA、USDA 与疾控中心 CDC 等机构食品安全信息的联邦门户，上述要点每年万圣节前都会对外发布。
Halloween Is Coming: FoodSafety.gov Urges Parents to Inspect Treats at Home and Toss Anything Suspicious
Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, and the federal food-safety portal FoodSafety.gov has compiled its annual Halloween food-safety guidance drawn from the Food and Drug Administration FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA for families preparing for trick-or-treating.
Before children head out, give them a light meal or snack so they are not tempted to nibble on treats before those treats have been inspected, and urge them to wait until they get home and let a parent check their haul first.
Only commercially wrapped treats should be accepted — and anything that is not commercially wrapped should not be eaten. At home, inspect every treat for signs of tampering, such as an unusual appearance or discoloration, tiny pinholes, or tears in wrappers, and throw away anything that looks suspicious. Parents of very young children should remove choking hazards such as gum, peanuts, hard candies and small toys. For a child with a food allergy, check labels to make sure the allergen is not present, and do not let the child eat any home-baked goods.
For families hosting a Halloween party, FoodSafety.gov advises serving only pasteurized juice or cider, since unpasteurized products can carry harmful bacteria such as Salmonella; never tasting raw cookie dough or cake batter made with raw eggs; and rinsing apples thoroughly under cool running water — using a produce brush for surface dirt — before bobbing for apples.
FoodSafety.gov is the federal gateway for food-safety information from the FDA, USDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.
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图片来源：图：南瓜碗里装满独立包装的万圣节糖果（资料图）。美国空军 Jessel Fabara 摄，公共领域，via Wikimedia Commons / Photo: A pumpkin bowl of individually wrapped Halloween candy (file photo). U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessel Fabara, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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