Category: Novelty sweets

The sugary sticks once known as candy cigarettes are still around, but they have undergone a significant rebranding to address public health concerns about normalizing smoking for children. In the United States and many other countries, you'll now find these nostalgic confections sold under the name 'candy sticks'. This change was the culmination of decades of debate and regulation stemming from the candy's original appearance and packaging, which closely mimicked real tobacco products.

According to UK-based Tesco, the fruit-flavoured candy sticks they sell contain sugar, cornflour, glucose syrup, tapioca starch, beef gelatine (Halal), and flavouring. While the candy itself is a familiar mix of sugar and starch, the temporary tattoo found inside is made from entirely different, non-edible materials designed for external use.