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" There may be lots of spooky things about Halloween, but candy shouldn&amp;#x27;t be frightening (aside from the fat and calories). Still, health experts are warning that a common chocolate candy that turns up at Halloween parties and in goodie bags for kids could be deadly. The details after the jump.**** Canadian health officials are warning people not to eat chocolate covered &amp;quot;gold coins&amp;quot;--you know those little round chocolates clad in gold wrappers? The coins were sold at Costco stores in Canada and may contain melamine, a white powder used in plastic making that is highly toxic. Sound familiar? It&amp;#x27;s because it was first discovered in dog food, then in baby formula. Experts north of the border believe the scare is limited to Canada--and the FDA hasn&amp;#x27;t issued any formal statement on the matter--though I say we all need to be aware. Who knows who went on a Canadian shopping trip and brought back gold coins for the trick-or-treators? Seriously, what food product is melamine going to find its way into next? It&amp;#x27;s already hurt dogs, babies, and now contaminated chocolate? Grrrrr. Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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