2019-04-08 | Waitrose pulls chocolate ducklings from sale after complaints of racism
'Waitrose has apologised over "racist" Easter ducks after customers complained that the dark brown one was labelled as "ugly". '
'The complaints centered around the the dark brown one being described as the "ugly" one, with some implying it was racist. '
'Following the feedback, the supermarket temporarily withdrew the ducklings from sale while it redesigned the packaging to remove the labels. '
'An £8 trio of white, milk and dark chocolate Easter ducklings caused offence among a "small number" of customers for being labelled as "fluffy", "crispy" and "ugly". '
'The redesigned packs are now back on sale in stores and online. '
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'Waitrose has apologised over "racist" Easter ducks after customers complained that the dark brown one was labelled as "ugly". '
'The complaints centered around the the dark brown one being described as the "ugly" one, with some implying it was racist. '
'Following the feedback, the supermarket temporarily withdrew the ducklings from sale while it redesigned the packaging to remove the labels. '
'An £8 trio of white, milk and dark chocolate Easter ducklings caused offence among a "small number" of customers for being labelled as "fluffy", "crispy" and "ugly". '
'The redesigned packs are now back on sale in stores and online. '
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