Reason 2. The fact that the stain is clearly visible may well be noticed by colleagues, clients or customers, which in turn may lead to internal gossip, malicious accusations and possibly irreparable harm to the individual’s reputation!  “So what?” I hear you say. Well, imagine if that same person was innocent and had inadvertently come into physical contact with, a poorly planned or badly laid trap?  The harm will already have been done.

Reason 3. To avoid the risk of permanent staining-damage to furniture, clothing, work surfaces, carpets, fabrics and property. This is a common problem with visible staining products, which often end up causing more problems than they solve!

Theft detection powders generally fall into two camps; staining and non staining. The staining type; usually dark in colour, bring issues of lasting staining damage to furniture, work surfaces, carpets, clothing and fabrics!

The non-staining type is generally white or light coloured and whilst this type does not pose the same risks of damage and tarnishing, it does share the potential problem of unwanted re-dispursement and subsequent cross-marking of innocent colleagues! This of course would make a definitive identification of a culprit difficult, if not unlikely.

The ultra fine dust-like nature of both types of powder makes it electrostatically attracted to surfaces and people, as well as subject to internal drafts and airflow. This means that if a suspect acquires the powder on their hands and is not immediately apprehended, they could essentially pass-on / distribute the powder through person-to-surface contact eg: door handles, hand rails, keyboards etc or even person-to-person contact such as handshakes etc. This can lead to false positives and undue suspicion falling on innocent colleagues!

LUVINOL smart gel does note suffer any of these issues. :-0)

Besides the relatively high cost of purchase and implementation of such equipment (for what is essentially a temporary requirement) most countries, including the UK, view the covert (secret) video recording of staff without their knowledge, to be illegal under GDPR (UK / EU Privacy) regulations. 

Besides such footage not being GDPR compliant or admissible in court, the act of making a secret (spy) video recording could leave you exposed to the embarrassment of action being taken against you under privacy laws, or a possible compensation counter claim.