Hot Dogs, under consideration to be "redesigned"?

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/editorials/article/ed-fear09_20100507-194005/342939/

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at instigation of american academy of pediatrics, federal bureaucrats @ fda, department of agriculture, , consumer product safety commission studying whether require nation's hot-dog makers redesign hot dogs reduce likelihood of choking. choking serious hazard -- 15,000 children receive medical attention each year because of it. children choke on wide range of items, candy , gum balloons , small change. in 2006, 61 choking deaths food-related, , hot dogs accounted 13 of those.

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http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2010/02/24/redesign-the-hot-dog.htm

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/peds.2009-2862v1.pdf

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in report prevention of choking among children, american academy of pediatrics identified hot dogs "the food commonly associated fatal choking among children." other common foods identified posing high choking risk included hard candy, peanuts/nuts, seeds, whole grapes, raw carrots, apples, popcorn, chunks of peanut butter, marshmallows, chewing gum, , sausages.

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how redesign hot dog , still hot dog? children under 10 eat on 2 billion hot dogs year. can't wait class action suits. comes down solid product can choking hazard if not consumed correctly. not sure how change hot dog? consistency? pre cut?

 

lets hope have > 50% meat in them!

 

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