Police have asked shopkeepers to stop selling baked beans to kids after videos of individuals emptying the cans onto doorsteps as part of a new TikTok trend.
Videos have appeared on the social media site showing children emptying baked bean cans onto doorsteps, driveways and cars under the hashtag #beanbandits, reports the Mirror.
West Yorkshire Police has now urged local shop workers to be aware of youths buying large quantities of cans of beans - in case of "beaning".
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In a statement, PCSO Michelle Owens said: "It has come to the attention of the police that a new trend has started by groups of youths called 'beaning'.
"This involves youths throwing the contents of a can of beans over properties, very similar to the trend of throwing eggs at properties.
"If you work in a shop, please can you be aware of youths buying large quantities of cans of beans, if you have children living at home, please be mindful if you see them removing cans of beans from the family home."
Last month, Surrey police launched an appeal after the village of Wonersh was terrorised by so-called bean bandits.
In one picture, four empty cans can be seen discarded near a doorstep studded with little orange beans.
While another shows a grey car with sauce dribbling down the driver's window, leaving an unsightly orange smudge.
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