The ban targets common ingredients in candies and processed foods, including red dye No. 3, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, and Propylparaben.
"By tracking every financial transaction, they will have access to every detail of our spending, the recipient of our money, and how we allocate our resources. In essence, it replicates George Orwell’s dystopian society depicted in 1984," critics have argued.
In his communication, Hunter states, "Very simple, 10 M per annum budget to use to further the interest of the JV. This move to 5M is completely new to me and is not acceptable obviously."