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"  Pret a Manger, a UK-based sandwich shop that also has locations in the U.S., Hong Kong, and France, was forced to pull a product from its shelves this week. The chain had recently released a new flavor of potato chips called &amp;quot;Virgin Mary.&amp;quot; Flavored with Worcestershire sauce and chilli, the chips were meant to represent a non-alcoholic version of a Bloody Mary, but one religious group took offense to the name. According to the Daily Mail, Protect the Pope, a UK group that says its purpose is to &amp;quot;protect the Catholic Church through prayer, truth, and the law,&amp;quot; protested the name of the potato chips (known as &amp;quot;crisps&amp;quot; in the UK), noting that the name could be taken as reference to Mary, Jesus&amp;#039; mother, who is also known as &amp;quot;Virgin Mary.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Lay&amp;#039;s Launches Sandwich-Flavored Potato Chips Following an increase in complaints, CEO Clive Schlee announced a decision to remove the potato chips from store shelves. The Independent reported that the company provided this explanation: &amp;quot;We have received calls regarding a new range of crisps we launched this week. We don&amp;#039;t want to offend a single customer, so we have responded immediately and taken them out of our shops.&amp;quot; In response, Protect the Pope released a statement on its website: &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot; Uneaten bags of the chips will be distributed to homeless shelters and charities. Do you think Pret should have chosen a different name for the potato chips? Do you agree with the decision to remove them from store shelves?  Find more great food content on Delish: Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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