What's In The Beef: Walmart Implements Unusual Anti-Theft Measures by Locking Meat in Metal Cages

Walmart Unusual Anti-Theft Measures — Locking Meat in Metal Cages Due to Rising Beef Crime

Walmart Implements Unusual Anti-Theft Measures by Locking Meat in Metal Cages Due to Rising Beef Crime. Each package was fastened with a locking clasp that requires store staff to unlock it using a special device. If not removed, the device triggers alarms at the store’s exits, prompting users on social media to troll Walmart with memes.

"Instead of making food affordable, they make it imprisoned," a user noted.

Another, identifying as Canadian, said: "I think you guys have lost your way."

A viral TikTok video has drawn attention to new anti-theft packaging at a Walmart store, where strip steaks were secured in metal wire cages.

A third, "I want my beef to be cage-free."

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The decision by Walmart comes in response to a rise in retail theft occurring at self-checkout stations.

Walmart has also embedded hidden barcodes into the packaging of some of its store-brand products.

Theo Edwards for YAME Digital