Police have told a McDonald’s branch in Edinburgh not to sell milkshakes or ice creams over fears someone may throw the products at Nigel Farage as he delivers a speech nearby.
The fast food restaurant said it received a request from police not to sell the products while the Brexit Party leader spoke at a rally because of “recent events”.
Dozens of supporters have arrived at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange for an EU elections rally.
Printed signs saying: “We will not be selling milkshakes or ice creams tonight. This is due to a police request given recent events” were displayed on the windows and inside the chain.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said local businesses nearby to the rally had been given “appropriate guidance” in case of disorder.
A member of McDonald’s staff, who did not want to be named, described the situation as “ridiculous”.
The signs appeared after spate of dairy-based incidents involving right-wing politicians.
Far-right figures Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, and Ukip candidate Carl Benjamin have had food and drinks thrown at them during the European election campaign.
Former English Defence League leader Mr Yaxley-Lennon was drenched by milkshakes twice in two days as he campaigned in the north-west of England.