Food Safety

Bedford – October 16, 2026 -- Oxipital AI has launched Foreign Material Detection, an AI vision capability that identifies contaminants in real time on high-speed food production lines, with detection accuracy of up to 99% in production environments.

The capability runs on the OX and VX hardware platforms that food producers already use for quality inspection and process automation. It is already operating on food industry production lines and joins quality inspection and vision-guided robotics on the company's unified platform. CEO Mark Chiappetta said customers wanted "fewer vendors, fewer integration headaches" and more confidence in what their inspection systems catch.

Québec City – October 15, 2026 -- Congebec's Mascouche facility, a freezer of more than nine million cubic feet, was named one of three finalists for the BRCGS Certificated Site of the Year Award for the Americas at the 2026 BRCGS Awards in Nashville.

Mascouche holds three straight AA ratings and two audits with zero non-conformities

The site achieved a BRCGS AA rating in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Auditors recorded zero non-conformities in both the 2024 and 2026 audits. Congebec's Boucherville and Godin facilities have also earned BRCGS AA ratings with zero non-conformities. The company holds BRCGS and SQF certification, with dual certification at select sites.

Congebec did not win the top award. CEO Nicholas-P Pedneault said the result confirms Mascouche is "operating among the best facilities in our industry."

Hong Kong – September 14, 2026 -- YIKEDATM, a premium tomato brand, unveiled cherry tomatoes with an exclusive traceability label at ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA 2026, held September 2-4 at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The launch marks the first international trade show debut of the traceability system, designed to address consumer food-safety concerns through visible quality management.

Buyers from multiple countries sought collaboration at YIKEDA's booth

International buyers converged on the YIKEDATM stand to discuss partnerships, with the brand's global expansion strategy drawing significant attention at the fair. YIKEDATM products are currently sold in Hong Kong and Macao and exported to the United States, Canada, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.