Now Tesco locks up bacon and sausages in fridges
Daily MailOther supermarkets have put tags on items including milk, cheese and eggs A message said the measure had been taken to 'protect stock and availability' A Tesco store locked its bacon, sausages and ribs in a fridge to prevent theft amid a surge of shoplifting prompted by the cost of living crisis. Supermarkets across the UK have been cracking down on theft of dairy products as shoplifting rose by 18 per cent over the summer compared with the previous 12-month period Shoppers were shocked to discover Co-Op is now keeping washing machine tablets and detergent in security boxes at one of its stores in Manchester city centre The ONS also revealed households are now paying 90 per cent more for gas, electricity and other fuels. The tubs of formula range from £10.25 to £18 for 800g In July shoppers took to social media to share pictures of security tags on £3.99 blocks of Aldi cheddar and £8 Co-op lamb chops in Wolverhampton Security tags are often used on expensive or dangerous items in supermarkets including alcohol, razors and even perfume. Security tags were fitted to four-pint bottles of milk in Tesco Extra in Pool last year, although the supermarket subsequently said this was a mistake In November, Glasgow North Police posted this image and said two people have been arrested on suspicion of 'numerous thefts of milk and other crimes of dishonesty' It was revealed this week that milk cartons in the Tesco Extra store Pool, a village in Cornwall, were fitted with individual plastic security tags.
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