Asda and Tesco ditch "staggeringly offensive" Halloween costumes Asda and Tesco have removed their "mental health patient" and "psycho ward" Halloween costumes after campaigners labelled them "staggeringly offensive." Walmart-owned Asda's costume featured a white blood spattered jacket and a fake meat cleaver and was priced at £20, while Tesco's outfit consisted of an orange jumpsuit and a machete to "complete the look." The supermarkets were heavily criticised by mental health charities for selling the costumes. Sue Baker, director of Time to Change, a mental health campaigning group, said: "Asda and Tesco have shown themselves to be extremely misguided. It is staggeringly offensive to the one in four of us affected by mental health problems and our families and friends. Offensive Halloween costumes have become de rigueur for adult partygoers in recent years. While typical dress featuring witches and ghosts have fallen out of favour, costumes ranging from Jimmy Savile outfits - inspired by the disgraced late TV presenter - to anatomically accurate oversized genitals have become more popular. Both supermarkets have since issued profuse apologies. Asda said: "This was an unacceptable error and the product was withdrawn immediately. We'd like to offer our sincere apologies for the offence it caused. We take our responsibilities very seriously which is why we will make a sizeable donation to Mind [the mental health charity]. Tesco said: "We're really sorry for any offence this has caused and we are removing this product from sale." The uproar comes a few months after Asda reached an agreement with a local mental health hospital that let patients gain work experience at one of its stores in West Yorkshire.