Council officials in Greece have seized a batch of penis-shaped lollipops which were on sale at a popular beauty spot.

The sweets were on sale at a highway rest stop in the Vale of Tempe in northern Greece.

Larissa regional authority officials visited the shop and confiscated all the lollipops on sale following a complaint from a bus passenger.

The woman passenger was travelling with her young child who drew her attention to the lollies which were available in a variety of colours and sizes.

The Athens News Agency reports the phallic sweets were traced to a wholesaler in Halki, near Larissa.