With Halloween here, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released for immediate dissemination important safety tips for consumers focusing on three dangerous areas:

1.                  Costumes

2.                  Treats

3.                  Decorations

The CPSC encourages as many consumers as possible review this information prior to taking your children out trick-or-treating, or to any Halloween parties.  For more information review the link below.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09029.html

Closer to home, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has also published Halloween safety tips that can be downloaded and passed out to parents and children.