BUSINESS LOGISTICS

Logistics and Operations Management of Processed Food Products

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Introduction2

Discussion3

The British Market and Horsemeat Scandal3

An Unadulterated Disaster4

Example of Horsemeat Issue: Tesco Everyday Value Beef Burgers4

Traceability Systems in Meat Industry5

Retail Changes in the United Kingdom7

Demand for Meat8

Meat Safety8

Effective Alliances in Meat Supply Chains9

Meat Packaging and Labelling10

Conclusion11

References12

Logistics and Operations Management of Processed Food Products

Introduction

The scandal of horsemeat in Europe is regrettable and recent reports have represented the concerns of people about mislabelled products containing horse meat availability in supermarket shelves. The investigations are ongoing with respect to the scandal of horsemeat in beef burgers. Although, many investigators argued that horsemeat products should not be of great concerns because outside the United Kingdom, in most of the locations the horsemeat is not banned. The major reason is that horsemeat s consuming under the privileges of the European Union but the most important issue associated with this is the presence of phenylbutazone, which could be lethal to the human health as per the clinical investigations. Another issue is the straight violation of transparency of food chain and labelling regulations in the processed as well as in packaged food products. Due to this recent incidence, there is a strong chance that Russian Agriculture Authority may apply tough rules and regulations in terms for importing finished food products from the European Union due to this horsemeat scandal. However, European veterinary services have not disclosed the names of companies involved in the scandal to Russia (Interfax, 2013).

On the other hand, European national food authorities are not considering horsemeat scandal as reason for creating more panic because the food safety is not at risk but alerting from now onwards, with respect to the horsemeat scandal can avoid future issues in the processed food sector. Drugs and other related chemical substances are common in horsemeat sector places as compared to the conventional livestock, but these chemical substances are the source of various health related issues and of course this issue could create worries among the consumers from all over Europe. For that reason, the laboratories should perform tests in order to check the possible presence of chemical substances in processed meat and the findings must be shared with the public (Verbeke, 2013, pp. 1-3).

Discussion The British Market and Horsemeat Scandal

In the recent events, the consumers are cheated by some food producers and again the image of meat sectors has been destroyed. Unfortunately, many of the consumers do not understand and distinguish different risks associated with processed meat. In previous scandals, meat was contaminated by bacteria and other harmful residues were shifted consumers from meat rather than to consumer another form of meat. It has been an established fact that when issues are amplified, the problems become crises. Some of the consideration have been provided that why such scandal always have been taken place in the British meat market. One of the reasons is that United Kingdom has not understood the consequences as well as experiences of beef meat issues ...