New York City Council member Letitia James holds up a package of "Skittles" candy as she stands with other members of the New York City Council wearing "hoodie" sweatshirts on the steps of City Hall in New York, March 28, 2012 during a news conference and action to call for justice in the February 26 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida.

Skittles is not the first popular food brand to find itself at the center of a major controversy. Recently, Doritos made headlines when it was reported that the corn chips were Saddam Hussein's favorite snack.