Featured in Food Safety News: What’s Wrong With the Food System?
This article appeared as an opinion piece on Food Safety News, December 14 2015. According to the government of Canada, one in eight Canadians will come down with a case of foodborne illness this year. How is it possible that so many Canadians fall victim to a preventable condition? According to the U.S. Centers for […]
Icicle Automates Food Safety for BakeMark Canadian Operations
Read this press release on PR Web. Richmond, British Columbia, December 09, 2015: Icicle Technologies Inc. announced today BakeMark Canada’s food safety process operations nation-wide has been upgraded. As government food safety regulations continue to be strengthened (recently with the Food Safety Modernization Act in the United States), the responsibility is increasingly falling on suppliers […]
New Features: HARPC Compliance, Recall Identification, & Quantity Definition
We launched three new exciting Icicle features in November. Check them out below. #1: Control Radiological and Intentionally-Introduced Hazards for HARPC Compliance What’s the difference between HARCP and HACCP? While HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) is an international standard, HARPC (Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls) is the legislative FDA requirement brought forward under […]
Companies Exporting to the U.S. Need to be Ready for This
New rules for the groundbreaking 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) have been published by the U.S. FDA, providing much sought after answers for the global food industry that watches the massive and influential American market closely. While there are some rules that will be released next year, one in particular is of great relevance […]
Icicle is a Finalist for the Business Excellence Award in Innovation
On November 25th, 2015, Icicle was among the finalists to be considered among the most innovative businesses in our hometown of Richmond, BC, Canada. In particular, we were up for the Business Excellence Awards from the city. We’re on our way to the #BEA2015 where we are in the final three in the innovation category! […]
Quoted on BarfBlog: Marketing Microbial Food Safety, BC style
by Doug Powell, BarfBlog That’s British Columbia, a province in Canada, not before Christ, although food purchases are almost entirely faith-based. B.C.’s Public Health Act’s food premises regulation was amended in 2013 to require written food safety and sanitation plans from processors. The plans are a set of procedures to help prevent or reduce safety […]
From 24 Hrs: Expert Predicts BC Food Safety Will ‘Slip’
by Stefania Seccia, 24 Hrs Vancouver While most B.C.-based food processors are scrambling to meet new safety regulations coming into effect soon, one expert doubts most will meet the deadlines due to a lack of planning. B.C.’s Public Health Act’s food premises regulation was amended in 2013 to require written food safety and sanitation plans […]
4 Ways to Automate Allergen Control
Almost half of all recalls in the USA and more than half in Canada last year were caused by undeclared allergens. Allergen labelling and control has become an increasingly critical part of food safety as both consumer awareness and regulatory action related to food allergies builds. The Icicle food safety app now provides automated allergen […]
Icicle Food Safety App Launches New Allergen Control Feature
Read this press release on EINPresswire. RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, October 29, 2015 — More than half of all recalls in the USA and Canada last year were caused by undeclared allergens. Allergen labelling and control has become a critical part of food safety as both consumer awareness and regulatory action related to food allergies […]