Supermarket giant Morrisons has apologised after a social media post about labelling on its packaging sparked a Brexit row on Twitter.
Its salt and pepper chicken crown (700g) was described as being 'made from British chicken and non-EU salt and pepper' on the front of its packaging.
The labelling, which is also visible on the supermarket's website, has been called "clear, blatant anti EU sentiment" by one Twitter user - while others have said they would boycott the business.
It was the reference to the product's 'non-EU salt and pepper' which started the debate, after Lee Williscroft-Ferris posted a photo of the labelling and said: "Tell me Morrisons that this is not real. Your response will dictate whether or not I ever shop at your stores again."
After people checked online to see the wording was still being used, many expressed shock at what they perceived as anti-EU bias and said they would never shop at Morrisons again.
One said: "I’m done with shopping at Morrisons. I can live with union flags on bananas, but the gratuitous slight on the EU is too much."
It was also pointed out that Morrisons garlic and herb roast in the bag whole chicken was labelled as being "made from British chicken and non-EU and EU garlic and herbs".
In response to the viral Tweet, a Morrisons spokesperson told the Manchester Evening News: "The wording on the packaging is an error for which we apologise. We are changing the packaging immediately."
