Editing Candy (section)

===History===
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 [[Chewing gum|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. At the time, only upscale candy stores used [[glass]] jars. With advancements in technology, wax paper was adopted, and foil and cellophane were imported to the U.S. from [[France]] by [[DuPont]] in 1925. [[Necco]] packagers were one of the first companies to package without human touch.<ref name="Kawash 2012">{{cite journal|last=Kawash|first=Samira|title=The Candy Prophylactic: Danger, Disease, and Children's Candy around 1916|journal=The Journal of American Culture|date=September 2012|volume=33|issue=3}}</ref> Kiosks and vending machines were introduced around the beginning of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Otter |first1=Chris |title=Diet for a large planet |date=2020 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=US |isbn=978-0-226-69710-9 |page=90 }}</ref>

Candy packaging played a role in its adoption as the most popular treat given away during [[trick-or-treating]] for [[Halloween]] in the US. In the 1940s, most treats were homemade. During the 1950s, small, individually wrapped candies were recognized as convenient and inexpensive. By the 1970s, after widely publicized but largely false stories of [[poisoned candy myths]] circulating in the popular press, factory-sealed packaging with a recognizable name brand on it became a sign of safety.<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Kawash|first1 = Samira|title = Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure|date = 2013|publisher = Faber & Faber, Incorporated|location = New York|isbn = 9780865477568|pages = 271–276}}</ref>