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FADS Fun Sticks, formerly known as FAGS, and later FADS, are a brand of candy cigarette made by Riviera Confectionery (a division of Fyna Foods Australia) in Victoria, Australia. First produced as FAGS (Australian slang for cigarettes) in 1943,^[1] during the 1990's, the product was renamed FADS amidst concerns of it promoting smoking to children, as well as pejorative connotations of the word. During the 2000's, "Fun Sticks" was added to the name to further distance the product from its connection to cigarettes.

The original candies were modelled after cigarettes, thin white sticks with a red tip to resemble a fake lit end.^[2] The red tip was later removed during the 1990's with the name change.

Today, Fads are manufactured in Colombia rather than Australia as they were originally.

FADS pack (c. mid-1990s).
FAGS
(c. early 1990s with red tips)
(clockwise)front, opened and side.
FAGS/FADS
(c. early 1990s with "lit" red tips).

References

^ Lady, Lolly (2010). "Fads or Fags?". lollyshopwangi.com.au. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ Heard, Barry (2010). The View from Connor's Hill: A Memoir. ReadHowYouWant.com. p. 86. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

[1] Lady, Lolly (2010). "Fads or Fags?". lollyshopwangi.com.au. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

[2] Heard, Barry (2010). The View from Connor's Hill: A Memoir. ReadHowYouWant.com. p. 86. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

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-'''FADS Fun Sticks''', formerly known as '''FAGS''', and later '''FADS''', are a brand of [[candy cigarette]] made by ''Riviera Confectionery'' (a division of ''Fyna Foods Australia'') in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. First produced as FAGS ([[Australian English vocabulary|Australian slang]] for [[cigarettes]]) in 1943,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lollyshopwangi.com.au/aussie-favourites/fads-or-fags/ | title=Fads or Fags? | publisher=lollyshopwangi.com.au | year=2010 | accessdate=April 4, 2013 | author=Lady, Lolly | pages=1}}</ref> during the 1990's, the product was renamed FADS amidst concerns of the promotion of smoking to children and the pejorative connotations of the word. During the 2000's "Fun Sticks" was added to the name to further distance the product from its connection to cigarettes.
+'''FADS Fun Sticks''', formerly known as '''FAGS''', and later '''FADS''', are a brand of [[candy cigarette]] made by ''Riviera Confectionery'' (a division of ''Fyna Foods Australia'') in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. First produced as FAGS ([[Australian English vocabulary|Australian slang]] for [[cigarettes]]) in 1943,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lollyshopwangi.com.au/aussie-favourites/fads-or-fags/ | title=Fads or Fags? | publisher=lollyshopwangi.com.au | year=2010 | accessdate=April 4, 2013 | author=Lady, Lolly | pages=1}}</ref> during the 1990's, the product was renamed FADS amidst concerns of it promoting smoking to children, as well as pejorative connotations of the word. During the 2000's, "Fun Sticks" was added to the name to further distance the product from its connection to cigarettes.
-The original candies were modelled after cigarettes, thin white sticks with a red tip to resemble a fake lit end.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=T4GKa95tf0cC&pg=PA86&dq=fags+australia+candy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hB1dUZOyAbHI4APo2IG4DQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=fags%20australia%20candy&f=false | title=The View from Connor's Hill: A Memoir | publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com | year=2010 | accessdate=April 4, 2013 | author=Heard, Barry | pages=86}}</ref> The red tip was removed during the 1990's with the name change.
+The original candies were modelled after cigarettes, thin white sticks with a red tip to resemble a fake lit end.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=T4GKa95tf0cC&pg=PA86&dq=fags+australia+candy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hB1dUZOyAbHI4APo2IG4DQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=fags%20australia%20candy&f=false | title=The View from Connor's Hill: A Memoir | publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com | year=2010 | accessdate=April 4, 2013 | author=Heard, Barry | pages=86}}</ref> The red tip was later removed during the 1990's with the name change.
 Today, Fads are manufactured in [[Colombia]] rather than Australia as they were originally.