Dream - Supermarket in Australia, Drakes, recently started testing the installation of location trackers through GPS system on expensive meat. This unusual preventive measure is necessary to reduce losses due to the actions of thieves.

Supermarket networks in South Australia are becoming very frustrated with meat theft. They are currently testing a security system by attaching GPS trackers to expensive meat cuts that are usually wrapped in transparent containers.

"We are talking about meat that costs between $50 and $100 per kilogram, so this is the high-end meat that we have," he added.

Drakes claims that meat worth US$12 million is stolen from its network of 67 supermarkets in South Australia and Queensland every year.

The company hopes that this new GPS tracking device will significantly help reduce those losses. The trial has entered its third week with a total trial time of 13 weeks.