COVID-19 Resources for the Food Industry
The Icicle team is working hard to do our part to keep the food industry going during this global pandemic — here are some COVID-19 resources that can help.
The Icicle team is working hard to do our part to keep the food industry going during this global pandemic — here are some COVID-19 resources that can help.
Standardizing cannabis strength is a new challenge to the industry, but does the food and beverage industry offer old solutions, especially for new edibles products?
Another E. coli outbreak has emerged and it’s the second this year stemming from romaine lettuce. The tricky part about this recall is…there isn’t yet a recall. The US FDA and the Canadian CFIA have not yet issued a recall for romaine lettuce because they
The US justice system isn’t going to take it easy on Gary Tashjian, owner of Darwin’s Natural Pet Food. Not only did pet food from his facility allegedly cause the illness or death of over 100 beloved pets in 2017, but it looks likely that
Stephanie Neil from Automation World wrote a great piece this week about food safety in the 21st century, focusing on increasing regulations and challenges for compliance. When it comes to allergens and adulteration, she turned to Icicle to explain how technology has evolved to meet
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Last week, we looked at some of the major recalls of 2016 with a focus on complex supply chain management in part 2 of this series. Saving the worst for last, an analysis of last year’s recalls cannot exclude the
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Last week, we took a look at some recalls last year that were massive in scale, both in quantity of product recalled and geographic area. This week, we take a closer look at some of the more complicated recalls of
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The only good thing about recalls is that other food companies can learn from the mistakes of others. We’ve written before about the huge impact of recalls on the entire industry, let alone the general public. But 2016 was a
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
This article is an excerpt from an online panel discussion hosted by Burton Software on September 17, 2015. Start from the beginning of this seven-part series on innovations and development in food safety from the points of view of industry, technology, and policy or watch