Core insert and method of use

1. A roll core insert comprising:

a first circular disk having an inside planar surface and an outside planar surface;

a second circular disk having an inside planar surface and an outside planar surface;

a body connecting the inside planar surface of the first circular disk and the inside planar surface of the second circular disk; and

a security device disposed on the roll core insert

wherein at least one of the outside planar surface of the first circular disk and the outside planar surface of the second circular disk comprises an engagement mechanism.

2. The roll core insert of claim 1 wherein the body is a rectangular shape and contacts at least a portion of a diameter of the first circular disk and at least a portion of a diameter of the second circular disk.

3. The roll core insert of claim 1 wherein the body is substantially cylindrical, having a diameter equal to or less than the diameter of the first circular disk or the second circular disk.

4. The roll insert of claim 3 wherein the security device is disposed on an exterior surface of the body, which comprises an arc and is not flat.

5. The roll core insert of claim 3 wherein the body is a solid cylinder.

6. The roll core insert of claim 5 wherein the solid cylinder defines channels.

7. The roll core insert of claim 1 wherein the engagement mechanism is a tab.

8. The roll core insert of claim 1 wherein the security device is an electronic surveillance security device.

9. The roll core insert of claim 1 wherein the security device is a radio frequency identification device.

10. A method of using a roll core insert, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a roll core insert of claim 1 ; and

inserting the roll core insert into a roll.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the roll is a paper roll or a plastic roll.