Shoppers Fuming After Lidl Photoshops Christian Symbol From Products

Low-cost supermarket Lidl has sparked criticism from various customers, after eagle-eyed shoppers noticed it had photoshopped Christian crosses from a picture on its own-brand Greek food range.

The collection of products has images of the Anastasis, St. Spiridon and Resurrection Churches in Santorini, Greece, but the small white Christian cross that is usually seen on top is missing.

Credit: SWNS

Credit: SWNS

People have flocked to social media to vent their frustration with many calling it an attempt to remain religiously neutral.

Others have highlighted on Facebook that some of the supermarket's halal products feature buildings with minarets, which is an aspect of Islamic architecture.

Several Greeks have flooded the page saying it's ironic that Lidl's change ended up offending them as opposed to people from different religions.

A Lidl spokesperson said: "We have been selling our highly popular Eridanous own-label range in Lidl stores across Europe for over 10 years now, and in that time the design of the packaging has been through a number of updates.

"We are extremely sorry for any offence caused by the most recent artwork and would like to reassure our customers that this is not an intentional statement.

"In light of this we will ensure that all feedback is taken into consideration when redesigning future packaging."

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Topics: Greece, religion, lidl, supermarket

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