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A new campaign highlights the dangers surrounding children's Halloween costumes
Posted 25 October 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Health and Safety|National
OPINION: Halloween’s rise as a consumer event brings real product safety risks, from flammable costumes and unsafe accessories to online purchases that may not meet UK standards. Practical checks can prevent a frightening celebration becoming a lasting injury.
Halloween is a big deal these days. Whereas in the past people might have been happy to just indulge in a bit of pumpkin-carving or apple-bobbing, it has become an annual festival of consumerism, a dry-run for Christmas a couple of months later, complete with its own foods, toys and costumes. And as with any situation where there is money to be made, Halloween can attract unscrupulous traders o...
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