Cheese has been labeled a “high-risk” food. Not because it’s addictive, high in fat, or dangerous to waistlines everywhere, but because it’s the most stolen food item in the world.(Thinkstock)
According to the --> --> --> Centre for Retail Research, cheese ranks as the third-most stolen item in supermarkets after razorblades and alcohol.
Almost four percent of Europe’s cheeses end up stolen. Globally, the rate is a bit more than three percent.
Even in hard economic times, the rate of cheese thefts surpasses that of candy bars and gum — often assumed as shoplifters’ go-to items — of which only 2.78 percent are stolen.
Cheese: the world’s most stolen food
