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| Tesco withdraws horror colouring book | Tesco withdraws horror colouring book |
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| Tesco has withdrawn from sale on its website a colouring book that depicts gory scenes from horror films. | Tesco has withdrawn from sale on its website a colouring book that depicts gory scenes from horror films. |
| Colour Me Good Arrggghhhh!! features images from Psycho and Hellraiser, among other films, and was marketed online at children aged five to eight. | Colour Me Good Arrggghhhh!! features images from Psycho and Hellraiser, among other films, and was marketed online at children aged five to eight. |
| Tesco said the book had been placed in the wrong category when listed on its website by a third-party seller. | Tesco said the book had been placed in the wrong category when listed on its website by a third-party seller. |
| Publisher I Love Mel said the book, which had been offered for sale by one of its stockists, was aimed at adults. | |
| The 16-page colouring book features on its cover an image of actress Janet Leigh screaming as she is stabbed to death in Psycho's infamous shower scene. | The 16-page colouring book features on its cover an image of actress Janet Leigh screaming as she is stabbed to death in Psycho's infamous shower scene. |
| There are pictures inside from The Silence of the Lambs, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Jaws, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Fatal Attraction. | There are pictures inside from The Silence of the Lambs, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Jaws, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Fatal Attraction. |
| Other colouring books by East Sussex-based author Mel Elliott feature the supermodels Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne and album covers. | Other colouring books by East Sussex-based author Mel Elliott feature the supermodels Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne and album covers. |
| 'Playful grown-ups' | 'Playful grown-ups' |
| Ms Elliott said: "My products are pop culture-inspired and aimed at playful grown-ups. They are not aimed at kids. | Ms Elliott said: "My products are pop culture-inspired and aimed at playful grown-ups. They are not aimed at kids. |
| "They are usually sold to grown-ups in fashion shops and book stores." | "They are usually sold to grown-ups in fashion shops and book stores." |
| The Royal College of Art graduate said she had been unaware that the stockist of the book had placed it on sale through Tesco's website. | |
| The site allows third-party sales via its Sellers at Tesco online marketplace. | |
| A spokesman for Tesco said: "We have very clear guidelines for third-party sellers who list items on our website, and are sorry that on this occasion they weren't followed. | A spokesman for Tesco said: "We have very clear guidelines for third-party sellers who list items on our website, and are sorry that on this occasion they weren't followed. |
| "We have spoken to the seller to remind them of the importance of selecting the right category when listing products with us. | "We have spoken to the seller to remind them of the importance of selecting the right category when listing products with us. |
| "Of course, when issues do arise we act quickly to ensure that the item is updated with the correct information." | "Of course, when issues do arise we act quickly to ensure that the item is updated with the correct information." |
| The third-party seller was online retailer Prezzybox. | The third-party seller was online retailer Prezzybox. |
| The company, based in Austrey, Warwickshire, said it normally listed the book as something that "may not be suitable for people under the age of 16". | The company, based in Austrey, Warwickshire, said it normally listed the book as something that "may not be suitable for people under the age of 16". |
| Prezzybox managing director Zak Edwards said the product had been on Tesco's website for about two to three months before the "administrative error" was apparently spotted by a man from Derby searching for a birthday present for his seven-year-old grandson. | |
| "It was an honest mistake on our part," said Mr Edwards. "It was categorised as a colouring book and then, unfortunately, as being suitable for children." | "It was an honest mistake on our part," said Mr Edwards. "It was categorised as a colouring book and then, unfortunately, as being suitable for children." |