The Risks of Going Gluten-Free
The gluten-free craze is causing consumers to switch. The messages are: saving those we love from gluten is a noble cause, all over the world, gluten-free has become the diet of athletes and celebrities, if you want to look young, active, and attractive, go gluten-free., and this diet is saving lives. A gluten-free diet is […]
How Safe Is Organic Food Really?
Germany 2011, a mysterious illness swept the country. More than 3,000 people fell ill and 31 died. The source of the infection was unknown. Imported Spanish cucumbers were suspected but it was later discovered that the source was much closer to home – bean sprouts grown at a small organic farm in northern Germany. While […]
Spirituality vs Science: Is Kosher Food Safer?
As you rush past the tempting baked goods aisle in the supermarket searching for your beloved produce section, a kosher symbol catches your eye. You walk up to the package and notice the word ‘parve’ is written on it. What’s a parve? – you think to yourself – and what is “kosher” anyway? With all […]
On the Tencer & Grose Show: Food Safety Issues in Canada
According to Public Health Agency of Canada, four million Canadians will come down with food poisoning this year. You would think that in today’s day and age, foodborne illness wouldn’t be an issue anymore, especially with the food you buy in the supermarket. But is that true? Dan Tencer and Andrew Grose interview Steven Burton, […]
Paperless HACCP Plans: The Value of Food Safety Software
by Karine Lawrence, Sirocco Food + Wine Food safety specialists working in industry know that developing and maintaining a HACCP-based food safety program requires a significant amount of administrative paperwork. With pressures to go paperless coupled with increasing regulatory and industry requirements, more and more food businesses are turning to computer solutions to manage food […]
Vancouver Sun Reports: Kosher Check Integrates Food Safety with Icicle
by Jenny Lee, Vancouver Sun Take a little non-profit agency run by an innovative orthodox rabbi — in no way a contradiction in terms — and you get Kosher Check, a Vancouver kosher certification agency that sends rabbinical inspectors as far away as India and China. “Companies want to get kosher certification because it makes […]
From Food Engineering Magazine: HACCP Software
In November, Food Engineering Magazine published an article looking at HACCP software called “HACCP Software: Get with the Program!” by Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor. Excerpt from Food Engineering Magazine: From HACCP forms generation to automated track-and-trace systems, affordable software tools make FSMA compliance easier for small and medium-sized processors, and can reduce the potential […]
IFSQN Profiles Icicle as Affordable for Small Food Manufacturers
Read this press release on SBWire. International Food Safety Quality Network (IFSQN) just published a feature article about Burton Software, maker of Icicle, a solution for middle and small food manufacturers. In the article titled, “Affordable Global Food Safety Now a Reality,” Thomas R. Cutler, industrial journalist, noted that for many small food manufacturers, finding […]
Burton Software Provides Essential Features to Assure Food Quality
Read this press release on SBWire. Steven Burton is the founder of Burton Software Inc., which offers the first affordable cloud-based solution to improve the safety of the world’s food supply. Icicle, the flagship technology enables companies involved in the production, processing, and distribution of food products to develop and verify food safety plans that […]