Getting Undeclared Allergens under Control with Icicle by Burton Software

Richmond, British Columbia -- (SBWire) -- 10/01/2013 --There is a debate raging in the food safety world around the issue of whether or not allergens are a subset of chemical hazards or a class of hazards in their own right. Icicle provides the technology necessary to collect the required data and then automatically generates food safety plans. Changes to individual ingredients, materials, processes or packaging are automatically propagated throughout the system, insuring that plans are kept current across product lines and plants. Icicle makes an allergen class of hazards available to users who wish to identify and control these hazards explicitly.

Users who prefer to treat them as chemical hazards can continue to do so. This is how Burton Software supports food manufacturers. Steve Burton, Founder and President of Burton Software and the maker of Icicle commented, “There is also a third position that, not only are allergen hazards required, but there are multiple types. Icicle allows user-defined hazard types to be created as well to accommodate any of the various eventualities.”

About Burton Software and Cloud-based Icicle HACCP Solution
Steven Burton is the founder of Burton Software Inc., (http://www.BurtonSoftware.com) which offers the first affordable cloud-based solution to improve the safety of the world's food supply. Users are guided through the HACCP analysis process where hazards are identified and addressed. Authorized users can generate HACCP plans for any facility, including multiple plans per facility and customized plans for specific product groups or customers.

Burton noted, “Food companies now have the ability to fully synchronize operations across facilities and across the globe. The emergence of a new hazard or a change to any aspect of an existing hazard is immediately understood. Automatic alerts initiate recalls and modifications to existing formulas. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are available to employees regardless of physical location. Documentation validates food safety procedures can be printed on-demand to satisfy the requirements of auditors regardless of which specific certification authority certifies the company's products.”

Based in Richmond, BC, Canada, food technologists around the world are working closely with Burton Software building a global network of food safety stakeholders who have access to the latest technology to manage food safety issues and procedures. Follow Burton Software on Twitter@IcicleBsafe.

Burton Software Inc.
http://www.burtonsoftware.com
Steven Burton
President
pr@burtonsoftware.com
(800) 299-8955