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Want to X-Ray Your Child's Halloween Candy? Get it Done for Free
Do you wonder if your child's Halloween candy was tampered with?
by Rachel Hatzipanagos
Want to double check what’s inside your child’s Halloween Candy (besides sugar)?
Urgent health care center company Patient First is offering free digital x-ray imaging of Halloween Candy at any of their locations from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday.
“It’s something fun for kids to do with their parents,” said Tara Ghavam, spokeswoman for Patient First.
“It can offer the parents some piece of mind as well. However parents should always be cautious,” Ghavam added.
The company is also handing out free safety blinkers (one per person, while supplies last) that children can wear on costumes to be more visible while trick-or-treating.
This will be offered in the following Northern Virginia locations:
Patient First-Leesburg
601 Potomac Station Drive
Leesburg, Va. 20176-1816
Patient First-Alexandria
6311 Richmond Highway
Alexandria, Va. 22306
Patient First-Manassas
9715 Liberia Avenue
Manassas, Va. 20110-5837
Patient First-Lake Ridge
2199 Old Bridge Road
Lake Ridge, Va,. 22192
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