Bar-S Foods & McCormick Grill Mates Partner On New Smoked Sausages

June 25, 2015 Bar-S Foods

Leading packaged foods manufacturer, Bar-S Foods, has partnered with McCormick® Grill Mates® to launch new smoked sausages with the much-loved flavors of Grill Mates Seasonings.  Each sausage is seasoned with the bold, robust flavor of McCormick Grill Mates Seasoning, is ready to grill, and will win you rave reviews with your family and friends. Enhance your grilling experience with every bite of juicy, savory sausage.

British Flowers Week 2015: The Summary

June 25, 2015 New Covent Garden Market

British Flowers Week (15-19 June), the campaign to promote British cut flowers, has now finished for another year – and it was the best one yet. The social media feeds for #BritishFlowersWeek were buzzing as the country’s growers and florists celebrated with flower workshops, demonstrations, pop-up stalls, limited edition bouquets and exquisite floral designs.

Slowflowers.com Launches American Flowers Week

June 25, 2015 Slowflowers.com

Slowflowers.com, the comprehensive online resource that connects consumers with local, seasonal and sustainable flowers, announced today the first “American Flowers Week.”

Anthura & KeyGene Enter Long Term Strategic Collaboration

June 25, 2015 KeyGene

Anthura BV, global market leader in Anthurium and Orchids, and Keygene N.V. announced today that they have entered into a long term strategic collaboration in Anthurium and Orchids breeding. KeyGene is a global leading molecular genetics company devoted to crop innovation. This collaboration is an extension of the successful multiyear service based collaboration between Anthura and KeyGene. The agreement enables both companies to effectively combine forces to create attractive novel traits and varieties faster as well as further increase efficiencies in the breeding operation.

FSIS Updates Interim Final Rule Regarding Listeria In RTE Meat & Poultry Products

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is affirming, with minor changes, the interim final rule , "Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Meat and Poultry Products." FSIS is clarifying in the regulations that establishments may not release into commerce product that has been in contact with Listeria monocytogenes-contaminated surfaces without reprocessing the product.