U.K. sandwich chain Pret A Manger has pulled its Virgin Mary potato chips from stores, following criticism from Catholic organizations.
The chip bag was marketed as being "flavored with Worcestershire sauce and chilli," ingredients found in the non-alcoholic version of the Bloody Mary cocktail, which is the inspiration for the chips' name, according to the Independent.
Catholics led by the organization Protect the Pope had complained the name was offensive because of the reference to Christ's mother, despite it also being the common name for the non-alcoholic version of the Bloody Mary cocktail.
The company said: "We have received calls regarding a new range of crisps we launched this week. We don't want to offend a single customer, so we have responded immediately and taken them out of our shops."
Protect the Pope organization were pleased with the swift action taken by the company. "Clive Schlee and Pret A Manger deserve our unreserved thanks for listening to our concerns as Catholics and for acting so quickly to remove the brand of crisps.
Pret A Manger said it will be distributing the bags of chips to homeless people and charities.
