BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The newly unveiled logo of the London 2012 Olympics has aroused widespread public criticism, but there was more bad news for the organizers.

    An animated footage promoting the Games on their website could trigger epileptic fits, UK media reported on Wednesday. 

    A London 2012 spokeswoman said the concerns surrounded a four-second piece of animation showing a diver plunging into a pool, creating a multi-coloured ripple effect on the water.

    The footage has been taken off the organizers' website.

    Professor Graham Harding, an expert in clinical neuro-physiology who developed a test to measure photo-sensitivity levels in animated TV material, blasted the animation saying it did not comply with regulatory standards.

    People have reported experiencing seizures while watching the advert to the BBC and the charity Epilepsy Action.

    The jagged emblem, based on the date 2012, was unveiled on Monday by Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 organizing committee.

    An online petition calling for it to be scrapped has more than 17,000 signatures and thousands have ridiculed the design.

    (Agencies)