BBC branded 'childish' as it removes Gregg Wallace recipes from website after axe

At least half of Gregg Wallace's have been removed from the BBC Food website leaving many of their users up in arms. Six of the disgraced greengrocer's 11 BBC dishes have been scrapped from the site since he was axed from MasterChef last month.

His "comforting" special sausage and lentil soup, "delightfully simple" mince pie ice-cream and raspberry pavlova are gone. A raspberry marinated rack of lamb and a leek and potato soup are also missing since an explosive report into the 60-year-old's inappropriate behaviour was exposed. One site user railed at "another stupid cancellation by the BBC".

They added: "Whatever you think of the guy, it was hardly his recipes that were the problem." Another agreed: "Seems childish. I'm never going to stop listening to Michael Jackson." A third fumed: "Can't we separate the art from the artist?"

All these dishes had features on shows the dad-of-two fronted, as did some still on the website such as his pork and apple burger. The news comes after a second contestant has been edited out of the new series of MasterChef.

It comes after one contestant was already removed from the edit when they called for the show to axed following the sacking of hosts Greg Wallace and John Torode. BBC News has confirmed that a second individual who took part in the new series will now not be included.

Sarah Shafi, a management development partner for St John Ambulance from Leeds, was the first contestant to be edited out. The popular cooking show was filmed at the end of last year and features both presenters before they were dismissed.

A BBC spokesperson said: "One other contributor decided that given recent events they would like not to be included. We have of course accepted their wishes and edited them out of the show."

Contestant Sarah claimed she told show producers that airing MasterChef would send the wrong message about the treatment of women and the lack of challenge to men behaving inappropriately.

Despite her objections, Shafi rejected producers Banijay's initial offer to edit her out of her episode. She only agreed to be removed once the BBC announced they intended to air the series from August 6.

She said to The Guardian: "I didn't say edit me out. I said: 'Aze the show, don't air the show. I'm asking you not to air the show'. Prominent figures have been abusing their power. What message does that send out to women?

"For me, it's about the enabling environment. It's that complicity. Those individual powerful men do not [act] in isolation. There is an enabling environment, turning a blind eye... It's about years of these institutions not being accountable."

The episode, which would have featured the second contestant, was aired on BBC One on Wednesday last week. It has been reported by BBC News that the individual has asked not to be identified, and they will not feature in the series. It's believed Shafi's episode has not yet been broadcast.