Saturday 04/April/2026 – 01:59 PM
Some retail stores in Britain have resorted to placing smart electronic anti-theft stickers on… dishes Meat, even those whose price is only about 7 pounds sterling, in light of the frequent incidents of theft and high losses.
Britain resorts to electronic stickers on meat dishes
According to what was published in British media, some thieves deliberately hide goods inside their own bags and pass through the security gates without paying for them, which prompted stores to tighten security measures after recording repeated losses during daily inventory operations.
Britain had previously used such measures with high-priced goods, such as bottles of wine and valuable collectibles in 2020, but now applying them to low-priced meat dishes reflects the scale of the security challenges facing the British retail sector.
Scientists suggest displaying pictures of animals on menus
In a related context, scientists in a new study proposed displaying pictures of animals on menus in restaurants, with the aim of encouraging customers to choose vegetarian dishes instead of meat, according to what was published by the British newspaper Daily Mail.
A team from the University of East Anglia in Britain added pictures of live animals next to dishes containing meat in a university cafeteria. The experiment included placing a picture of a cow next to a beef bolognese meal, a picture of a pig next to a pork gyros meal, and a picture of a chicken next to a sweet and sour chicken meal.
The results showed that the presence of images significantly affected customers’ choices, as the odds of choosing a vegetarian meal increased by 22%, and the effects were consistent across all types of meat.
The results showed that the presence of images significantly affected customers’ choices, as the odds of choosing a vegetarian meal increased by 22%, and the effects were consistent across all types of meat.
