Asda and Tesco apologies for 'mental patient' costumes

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's two biggest retailers, Tesco and Asda, have each withdrawn a Halloween costume from sale and apologized to customers after being criticized for stereotyping those suffering from mental illness. Asda, the British arm of Wal-Mart , the world's largest stores group, on Wednesday withdrew a product it advertised on its website as a "mental patient fancy dress costume". UK market leader Tesco followed on Thursday by removing its "Psycho Ward" costume. ...

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