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The American Academy of Pediatrics is determined to tackle a major threat to the wellbeing of US kiddies: killer hot dogs which present a clear and present choking hazard.

According to a report (summary here) in the academy's journal Pediatrics, choking is "a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children, especially those aged 3 years or younger".

Lead report author Gary Smith, main man at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, explained to USA Today: "If you were to take the best engineers in the world and try to design the perfect plug for a child's airway, it would be a hot dog. I'm a paediatric emergency doctor, and to try to get them out once they're wedged in, it's almost impossible."

Accordingly, the academy recommends: "Food manufacturers should design new food and redesign existing food to minimize choking risk."

Smith admitted he "doesn't know exactly how someone would redesign a hot dog" but assured that "some savvy inventor will find a way".

Janet Riley, prez of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, insisted that "more than half of hot dogs sold in stores already have choking-prevention tips on their packages, advising parents to cut them into small pieces".

She noted: "As a mother who has fed toddlers cylindrical foods like grapes, bananas, hot dogs and carrots, I 'redesigned' them in my kitchen by cutting them with a paring knife until my children were old enough to manage on their own." ®

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