Rising Recalls Are Shaping Government Policies
This article is an excerpt from an online panel discussion hosted by Burton Software on September 17, 2015 on innovations and development in food safety from the points of view of industry, technology, and policy. The entire panel discussion can be viewed here. Our panelists are: Steven Burton (creator of Icicle cloud-based food safety application), […]
These Charges Are Far From Peanuts: Lessons from the PCA
Facing over 70 felony counts, Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell and his brother Michael Parnell received sentences yesterday of 48 years in prison between them. In 2009, more than 700 hundred people contracted Salmonella from an unknown food source, resulting in 9 deaths. It was later proven that the source of this outbreak […]
From the Richmond News: Food-safe Recipe Part of Cloud-based Tech
by Philip Raphael, Richmond News You may want to put down your food and reconsider what you’re eating if you happen to be reading this and having a meal. According to a Richmond-based software development firm that has produced a food safety monitoring and reporting system, most small and large food manufacturers do not have […]
From Food Safety Tech: HACCP, HARPC, and How Using Software Helps
This article, published by Food Safety Tech, was written by Icicle creator Steven Burton. With nearly one in every six Americans falling prey to foodborne illnesses each year, food safety is a major public health issue. For several decades, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) provided the basic food safety framework for manufacturers. However, these guidelines […]
Progressive Dairyman Canada: Icicle is Easy to Use
Read the whole PR at Progressive Dairyman Canada. The Icicle food safety solution, created by Burton Software Inc., is the latest product to excite companies in the food industry. This award-winning application allows users to create and manage internationally compliant food safety programs a lot quicker than usual. Switching from manual to automation can be […]
Icicle Selected as BC Rising Star Award Finalist
On June 17 & 18, 2015, we participated in the annual FoodProWest event from the BC Food Processors Association, which was the largest and most successful yet in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The creators and parent company of Icicle, Burton Software Inc., was nominated as a finalist for the BC Rising Star award. Icicle is […]
On Food Online: The Benefits Of Automating Food Safety
This article appeared on Food Online as a guest column It’s rare for the terms “food safety” and “software” to be used together in the same sentence. However, with the migration from manual to automated systems occurring in almost every other industry, is it time for food manufacturers and processors to move into the 21st […]
Paul Tolnai from P&S Frozen Foods Recommends Icicle
"We first became HACCP certified about 12 years ago. We've been using Icicle for about two or three years now and ever since we signed on it's become immensely easier. The beauty of Icicle, actually, is not that the one particular component is great, it's that it's the integration of all the components that actually is the selling feature."
Burton Software Wins Frost & Sullivan Award for Cloud Computing Innovation
Read this press release on PR Web>>> A Richmond-based, food safety software company, Burton Software Inc., has scooped a prestigious Frost & Sullivan CIO Impact award for its transformative food safety technology. The company was recognized as a Technology Partner in the Cloud Computing category for its work with Ontario-based client, Hayter’s Turkey Farm. The […]