How Tampered Halloween Candy Affected ’90s Trick-or-Treating

Police in Niagara Falls, Ontario, investigated several confirmed incidents of dangerous items found in children’s candy bags in October 2000. Small sewing pins had been carefully hidden inside miniature chocolate bars that were handed out to trick-or-treaters in the area. Following the discoveries, Niagara Regional Police issued a public advisory for parents to check all candy before letting their children eat it. The cases proved that this was not just an American problem but a threat anywhere Halloween is celebrated.