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 […]
The Economic Strategy Behind the Adoption of Food Safety Technology
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 the entire panel discussion. Our panelists are: Steven Burton (creator […]
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 […]
Would You Feel Safer With Robots Behind the Fast Food Counter?
As children, we watched TV shows like The Jetsons that showed flying cars and robots serving food. While the car companies have so far let us down, robots may soon be preparing and serving food at fast food restaurants. Increased pressure to raise employee wages has prompted chains to rethink their business model and replace […]