Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Delivers New Funding for Food Manufacturers to Grow
New funding programs from the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) recently expanded the range of financial support available for food and beverage manufacturers. But with more programs, it also becomes a bit harder to know what’s out there for you. Funding also usually runs out well before the application window closes, adding time pressure […]
Labelling Errors are the Leading Cause of Canadian Cannabis Recalls
Labelling and packaging issues are the leading cause of cannabis recalls in Canada, highlight the importance of lab testing, traceability, and automation technology for recall prevention.
New Features: A COVID-19 Prevention and Control Plan and More
This issue of New Features covers the new parts of Icicle that minimize and manage risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as improvements to Icicle’s BarTender integration, expansions to best before date calculations, and scannable barcodes for production runs.
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 […]
From Big Facility to Local Farm: Regulatory Challenges for Meat Producers
This article is the final 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 […]