Supply chain visibility and the European ‘horsemeat’ scandal
CIPS
1 February 2013
February 2013 saw the unprecedented public exposure and debate of supply chain risk, following the discovery that some beef-labelled manufactured foods, sold in Europe and the UK, contained horsemeat. Extensive investigations by major frozen food companies (such as Findus) sought to trace the origin of the wrongful supply and misleading description and labelling – highlighting the complexity and lack of transparency of food supply chains, and the need for robust supply chain analysis and risk management.