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Urgent care company Patient First is offering free X-ray imaging of Halloween candy.
Bags of candy corn and chocolate bars can be brought into any Patient first facility from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
The company said it parents should check candy for objects like glass, metal or plastic themselves. The X-ray will just provide another layer of precaution.
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Comments
and a dose of radiation. Do people really need their candy to go through a x-ray. What happened to parents just checking the candy. This seems like a stupid publicity stunt nothing more.
Posted by: Really | October 31, 2011 10:53 AM
Let me see if I understand this correctly. Someone can take their fat little children in to get an x-ray on their candy, presumably for free?
What if someone without health insurance went in to get an x-ray for medical reasons? They would probably be turned away.
What a sham.
Posted by: Henry | October 31, 2011 1:07 PM
We use Patient First on weekends and evenings, so I guess I need to write them a letter and tell them that I think this is a STUPID waste of time and resources! Seriously, has anything ever been found in x-rayed candy? If it has, could it not have been found by the parents on even the child when opening the candy? What a bunch of wusses!
Posted by: Mar | November 2, 2011 9:40 AM
The whole scare over razor blades in Halloween candy is the stuff of urban legend. I'm willing to bet that Pop Rocks and soda pose a greater threat than sharp objects in candy. But nevertheless, it's something that some parents get exercised about, and I think it's a nice gesture to the community for Patient First to offer this service. Even if it is a waste, it isn't costing anyone except Patient First.
Posted by: Rich | November 5, 2011 2:47 PM