The recent horsemeat scandal shone a light into some murky supply chains and raised stark questions over the ethics and commercial risks of making cost king of sourcing strategies. But from an IT perspective, what lessons can manufacturers learn from the debacle? Malcolm Wheatley finds out.
On January 15, Ireland’s Food Safety Authority reported the presence of horsemeat in samples of frozen burgers sold by five retailers, including Tesco, Lidl and Iceland. In one instance, the horsemeat content of the supposedly ‘beef’ burgers reached 29%. What followed alarmed consumers, retailers, manufacturers, consumer groups and food safety authorities. Ireland’s Food Safety Authority,…
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