The discount fashion chain began clearing the shelves of the £4 bikini sets after shocked parents slammed the ‘sexy’ design.
The bargain clothes retailer has promised to donate all profits from the sale of the halterneck tops to charity.
The firm also apologised to angry parents “for any offence caused” as Tory leader David Cameron spoke out to condemn the company.
Primark was accused of encouraging paedophilia by selling the padded bikinis for girls.
Child protection agencies had called on the bargain clothes chain to take them off shelves.
They said little girls wearing them would be sexualised and made attractive to predatory perverts.
In a statement, a Primark spokesman said: “Primark has taken note of the concern this morning regarding the sale of certain bikini tops for girls, a product line that sells in relatively small quantities.
“The company has stopped the sale of this product line with immediate effect. Primark will donate all the profits made from this product line to a children’s charity, and apologises to customers for any offence caused.”
Child protection consultant Shy Keenan, of the Phoenix Chief Advocates, yesterday urged mums and dads to boycott Primark.
She said: “It never fails to amaze me just how many High Street household names are now prepared to exploit the disgusting ‘paedophile pound’.”
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