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Happy trick-or-treaters getting candy, that underwent a quality control process, during Halloween.
ANSI | Food Safety | Quality Management

How Is Your Favorite Halloween Candy Made?

ByAlexandra Schirn October 31, 2024June 4, 2025

There are an estimated 73.1 million trick-or-treaters under the age eighteen in the United States. Needless to say, there is no trick or treating without…

Pumpkin carved on Halloween with a monster face with cutlery that adheres to ISO 8442-2:1997.
ANSI

ISO 8442-2:1997—Cutlery And Table Holloware

ByAlexandra Schirn October 31, 2023May 21, 2025

The original Jack-o’-lanterns were made with turnips and potatoes by the Irish, and in England, they used large beets and lit them with embers to…

Three young children riding in a tractor filled with hay during the autumn season, and this hayride adheres to ASTM F3168-23.
ANSI | Consumer Safety

ASTM F3168-23: Hayride Attractions

ByAlexandra Schirn September 22, 2023May 21, 2025

Hayrides traditionally have been held as celebratory activities, typically in connection to celebration of the autumn harvest. They originated with farmhands and working farm children who rode loaded hay…

Girl on Halloween night going to trick-or-treat with ASTM D1230 tested costume.
ANSI | Clothing and Textiles | Fire Safety

The Dangers of Halloween Costume Flammability

ByBrad Kelechava October 11, 2016May 30, 2025

For thousands of years, October 31 has been dedicated to the dead, originating during a time when people would dress in costumes and light bonfires…

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