Halloween in Gloucester Township: When to Trick or Treat, Safety Tips for Parents

Saturday is Halloween!

Time for all the ghouls and goblins to come out of hiding and go door-to-door with wide smiles and wide open bags.

Here are some things you need to know about trick-or-treating in Gloucester Township this year.

Recommended Trick-or-Treating hours of 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be in place for Saturday, Oct. 31, for anyone under the age of 18 who is not accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person having custody, care or control of the juvenile.

Gloucester Township Police remind residents to call the police department at 856-228-4500 if they suspect someone has tampered with their child’s candy.

Parent Recommendations:

• Instruct their children not to open their candy until they return home.

• Inspect all candy for tampering before allowing them to start eating.

• Accept only wrapped and packaged candy.

• Do not eat candy that has been unwrapped or opened.

• Never eat fruit or other unwrapped items.

• Throw away any candy or food that is not wrapped tightly by the candy

company. Please call the Gloucester Township Police Department if you believe it was tampered with.

• If you should find an object in the candy or find anything unusual about it,

call the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500.

• Do not give homemade or unwrapped treats to children.

Halloween Candy: Bite Into These Safety Tips

• Avoid giving choking hazards such as gum, peanuts, hard candies, or small toys

as treats to young children.

• Children shouldn’t snack while they’re trick-or-treating. Parents should check

treats at home. Give children an early meal before they head out to discourage

snacking.

• Watch for signs of tampering, such as small pinholes in wrappers and torn or

loose packages.

• Inspect all candy for safety before children eat it.

• Accept and give out candy that isn’t easily unwrapped. Candies such as Tootsie

Rolls, hard candies and certain bubble gums with twist-type wrappings can be

tampered with more easily than those that are sealed.

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