All Crime articles
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News‘Most wanted’ list needed to stop shoplifters hitting convenience stores
The impassioned plea comes from the Association of Convenience Stores which found theft across the sector had reached record highs
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One Beyond grappling with rise in ‘organised’ shoplifting
One Beyond chairman Chris Edwards said shoplifters had shifted from targeting single low-value products to sweeping the contents of a shelf into a bag
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Comment & Opinion
Slashing supermarket FSA inspections is playing with fire
The FSA’s move to cut supermarket food safety inspections as part of a shake-up doesn’t show lessons from the past have been learnt
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Analysis & Features
Can seasonal workers be protected from abuse?
There are mounting concerns the UK’s scheme gives rise to abuse
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Vulnerable poultry factory worker ‘ruthlessly exploited’, hears court
Man pleads guilty to modern slavery offence after bringing a person from Romania to work at Welsh factory
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Cargill faces legal challenge over soy supply chain
The soy trader has failed to eliminate risks of deforestation and human rights abuse, lawyers claim
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Sainsbury’s, Asda, and M&S join exodus at CBI
A second woman has claimed she was raped by colleagues while working at CBI
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Small suppliers at risk from rising cybercrime
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of global disruption to find weak links in supply chains
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5 top cybersecurity tips for retailers
With retailers being the ideal targets, attackers are finding new ways to breach their online security. Here, security specialist Thales identifies the key target areas and offers some top tips on how retailers can protect themselves from cybersecurity threats.
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Two arrested over modern slavery suspicions on West Sussex farm
The government’s seasonal labour scheme has come under fire over labour exploitation claims
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Comment & Opinion
The blame game has started over the meat fraud scandal
With the industry desperately hoping it’s a case of one bad apple rather than a systemic failure, who’s at fault?
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Meat scandal: FSA CEO warns local authority cuts affecting food safety
Emily Miles suggested a fall in the number of local authority officials was affecting the integrity of supply chains
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Analysis & Features
Is the Food Standards Agency and its National Food Crime Unit fit for purpose?
With the industry far from certain how deep the meat fraud scandal runs, serious questions have been raised about how it has been dealt with
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Media Bites 31 March: Morrisons, Ocado, Planet Organic
Quarterly sales at Morrisons returned to growth for the first time in two years
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Fraud-linked meat supplier Loscoe Chilled Foods placed into administration
The supplier was linked a fortnight ago to a National Food Crime Unit probe into the passing off of imported beef as British
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Shop theft reaches record highs across convenience sector
Of the areas worst affected across the UK, London was at the top, with 48% of retailers saying theft had increased over the past year
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Analysis & Features
Why was beef fraud investigation not disclosed earlier?
“Who else has Loscoe supplied with falsely labelled beef” asks Chris Elliott
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Analysis & Features
Britain’s cargo theft crisis: why crime is rising on UK roads
Food is at an ever growing risk of theft, as criminals seek ‘low risk, high reward’ targets. And retailers and manufacturers are playing into their hands
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Loscoe Chilled Foods confirms it is part of beef fraud investigation
The supplier stressed the incident was isolated with ’no suggestion that any other customers are affected’
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Violence and abuse against shopworkers remains above pre-pandemic levels
According to retail trade union Usdaw 74% have experienced verbal abuse, 49% were threatened by a customer, and 8% were assaulted over the past year
