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 […]
3 Steps To Comply With FSVP And Protect Your U.S. Business
It used to be easy to get around even having a food safety program, but now government, retailers, and consumers alike are demanding higher standards from food producers. Companies that don’t want to lose their market and export share need to recognize that the field has changed and the deadlines are upon us. A comprehensive […]
From Food Safety Magazine: Icicle’s Innovative Smart Suggestions
By Food Safety Magazine Staff Icicle Technologies Inc. has launched a new smart suggestion feature to accelerate compliance with food safety regulations, continuing their mission to advance automation technology for the industry. Their food safety management system, Icicle, now offers users uniquely intelligent algorithms that suggest processes and hazards when creating and managing food safety […]
Icicle Makes Food Safety Compliance Faster With Smart Suggestions
Vancouver, Canada, February 22, 2016 (Newswire.com) – Icicle Technologies Inc. has launched a new smart suggestion feature to accelerate compliance with food safety regulations, continuing their mission to advance automation technology for the industry. Their food safety management system, Icicle, now offers users uniquely intelligent algorithms that suggest processes and hazards when creating and managing […]
Canadian Food Recalls By The Numbers
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued 124 recalls for 445 products in 2015. This was down from 180 recalls from the previous year, but what lessons can we learn from the data? See our analysis below the infographic. Higher Stakes for Outbreaks & Recalls To start us off, let’s look at how 2015 was the […]
Innovation Day at the Pacific Agriculture Show
We were honoured to deliver a talk at the Pacific Agriculture Show in Abbotsford, British Columbia on January 29th. The Pacific Agriculture Show is showcases the latest and most innovative equipment and technology for the agriculture industry. We joined thousands of farmers and agri-food producers in a vibrant discussion on the future of efficient agriculture. […]
New Features: Enhanced Traceability, Case Labels, & Smart Hazard Suggestions
We’ve launched major new features for the Icicle food safety system that will help our community achieve food safety excellence. Enhanced Traceability As the global food supply chain becomes increasingly complex, it’s more important than ever for food producers to have a comprehensive and effective traceability program in place to protect their consumers and their […]
Discovering the Future of AgriTech at the BC Tech Summit
This month, the Icicle team attended the BC Tech Summit (Jan. 18-19) in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) as a representative from the BC AgriTech community where we, along with BC companies working on the AgTech scene, participated as delegates for the Technology Showcase. We’re at the Tech Showcase for #BCTECHSummit today and tomorrow. Visit us […]
In the Meat Packing Journal: Icicle Makes HACCP Compliance Easy
Icicle was featured in this month’s poultry edition of Meat Packing Journal, the international magazine for the meat and poultry industry. Our software feature on allergen control management was exclusively profiled (which you can learn about in full here), and one of our Ontario-based clients, Hayter’s Turkey Farms, was interviewed in-depth to showcase their successful, […]