New Features: Simplify Operations and Expand Opportunities
At Icicle Technologies, we are always innovating and bringing new benefits to our community of users. Not only do we work to make Icicle better, but we listen to you to solve your problems and make work — and life — easier. Check out twelve of the recently released features, including enhanced Certificate of Analysis […]
What Does Inventory Control Have To Do With Food Safety?
The announcement of our new inventory control feature brings with it a particular brand of satisfaction. It’s one of those features that grew as a natural extension of Icicle, strongly backed by user request, and pushing the boundaries of what Icicle can do beyond food safety management. Imagine you are receiving a shipment. With our […]
How Food Safety Technology Can Cut your Insurance Costs
Chocolate-maker Mars recently ordered a recall of products in 55 countries after a customer in Germany found pieces of plastic in a Snickers bar. The company traced the issue back to its factory in the Netherlands and recalled all five of the products manufactured in that facility. The recall will no doubt present Mars with […]
BC’s New Food Safety Regulations: Are You Going To Fail?
With the March 26 deadline looming, food processors across the province are currently scrambling to meet B.C.’s new food safety regulations. Under amendments made to B.C.’s Public Health Act in 2013, every food premise in the region will be required, by law, to develop, maintain, and follow a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)-based food […]
From The Frying Pan To The Fire? Chipotle’s Food Safety Crisis
By now, most people know of the food safety woes facing Chipotle Mexican Grill. The saga began in July with six foodborne illness outbreaks allegedly linked to Chipotle locations across 16 states in the USA, involving three pathogens in multiple instances (E. coli, norovirus, and salmonella). The outbreaks sickened hundreds of people. What is Chipotle […]