Members of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign demonstrated outside the supermarket's Holborn branch on Saturday against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, and held up signs urging shoppers to "boycott Israel now".
The branch manager ordered the chilled kosher section to be emptied, prompting a backlash after a photograph was posted on social media.
Former Conservative MP Louise Mensch wrote on Twitter: "Dear @Sainsburys kosher is JEWISH food. Israel is a COUNTRY. How DARE YOU equate Jews' food to ISRAEL, how dare you #EverydayAntisemitism".
The supermarket issued an apology on Monday.
"We would like to apologise for any inconvenience or offence caused," said a spokesperson.
"The decision was taken in one store only to move these chilled products to cold storage elsewhere in that store for a short period... as a precautionary measure during a demonstration close by.
"They were returned to shelf as soon as was practically possible.
"As a non-political organisation, Sainsbury's would never take such a decision on grounds other than ensuring the quality or safety of our products," it added.
The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign says its boycott of Israeli goods is a form of peaceful international pressure on the Jewish state over its policies towards the Palestinians.
Source: AFP
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