Several ready-to-eat deli products sold at Jewel-Osco stores across Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana are being voluntarily recalled due to a potential health risk.
More than 15,000 cases of crackers sent out across the country are being recalled by the FDA after being found to contain small pieces of stainless steel wire.
I'm not sure if there is more concern from parents and they are choosing to not go trick or treating, if there are less houses that are participating in the holiday, or if there are just more intriguing events going on that fulfill the same purpose.