The history of candies began in Ancient India, where it was often considered a form of medicine before the Industrial Revolution. Prior to the 1900s, candy was commonly sold unwrapped on street carts and exposed to dirt and insects, but after a 1916 polio outbreak, unwrapped candies received criticism for being unhygienic. Global candy sales were estimated at $118 billion in 2012, with $2 spent on chocolate for every $1 spent on non-chocolate candy in the United States.

1. Histyory of
Candies

2. The origin of
candies is in
Ancient India.

3. Before the Industrial
Revolution, candy
was often
considered a form of
medicine

4. Prior to the 1900s, candy was commonly sold
unwrapped from carts in the street, where it
was exposed to dirt and insects. By 1914,
there were some machines to wrap gum and
stick candies, but this was not the common
practice. After the polio outbreak in 1916,
unwrapped candies garnered widespread
censure because of the dirt and germs.

5. Global sales of candies were
estimated to have been
approximately US$118 billion in
2012. In the United States, $2 is
spent on chocolate for every $1
spent on non-chocolate candy.

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