Sarah Hooper | Live News reporter
Published June 25, 2026 2:40pm
Updated June 25, 2026 3:18pm
A woman has accused Morrisons of making a ‘racist joke’ after monkey teething toys were placed next to the African and Caribbean food section.
Nadeane Smallwood, 37, spotted the mini monkey teething toy in the world foods aisle in the Brentford Waterfront store in West London on Saturday, June 20.
The toy, advertised for £5, was placed directly next to the sign with Jamaican and Nigerian flags, she said.
Morrisons have since apologised for the placement of the product and said it was removed as soon as they were made aware of the error.
Nadeane, an operations manager from Gunnersbury Park, said: ‘I noticed it straight away and I thought, why on earth did they put that there.
‘It’s not a big Morrisons, so I looked around the whole shop, and there was a bit of a pattern to where the hanging items are placed; the locations of them all made sense. They had thought about it; it was not random.’
She added: ‘It’s 100% a racist joke.’
Nadeane, who holds British and Jamaican citizenship, had popped in for a few items when she found the toy and said the placement was ‘taking the p*ss’.
‘I have travelled a lot, and you get an odd comment, but I never experienced it so blatantly in the UK,’ she said.
‘I have never experienced anything so brazen, and all just for existing.’
Nadeane said she did not speak to any staff in the store because she was concerned there would be a conflict.
A Morrisons spokesperson said: ‘We sincerely apologise for the placement of this product, it was never our intention to offend.
‘As soon as we were made aware, we removed the product.’
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