However, the rule bans any form of added flavoring in tobacco cigarettes other than menthol. In America it was reported erroneously in 2010 that the Family Smoking and Prevention Control Act bans candy cigarettes. A 2007 study surveyed 25,887 adults and found that "andy cigarette consumption was reported by 88% of both current and former smokers and 78% of never smokers", a statistically significant difference that the authors suggested indicates a connection between candy cigarette consumption as a child and smoking as an adult. Ī 1990 study found that sixth graders who ate candy cigarettes were twice as likely to smoke cigarettes than those who did not eat candy cigarettes. After the 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking and health criticized candy cigarettes for "trying to lure youngsters into the smoking habit", tobacco companies began to distance themselves from candy cigarettes, although trademark infringement lawsuits against candy cigarette manufacturers have been rare. Tobacco companies have allowed candy cigarette companies to use their branding Brown and Williamson has gone as far as to send copies of its labels to candy cigarette companies. Tobacco companies and candy cigarette manufacturers have cooperated to make candy cigarettes. However, many manufacturers now describe their products as candy sticks, bubble gum, or simply candy.
Because of this, the selling of candy cigarettes has been banned in several countries even though they continue to be manufactured and consumed in many parts of the world. Candy cigarettes can also serve as a way to market cigarettes to children, as many candy cigarettes have branding nearly identical to cigarette brands. Some products contain powdered sugar hidden in the wrapper, allowing the user to blow into the cigarette and produce a cloud of sugar that imitates smoke, which comes out of the other end.Ĭandy cigarettes' place on the market has long been controversial because many critics believe the candy desensitizes children, leading them to become smokers later in life. Candy cigarettes are a candy introduced in the late 19th century made out of chalky sugar, bubblegum or chocolate, wrapped in paper and packaged and branded so as to resemble cigarettes.