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Click here to read the September/October print edition of the APPMA Machinery Matters online.

In this edition, the continuing challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic are discussed. Here, APPMA chairman Mark Dingley discusses the obstacles and opportunities during the economic recovery period.

On page 3 you can find a report on the APPMA’s first-ever virtual annual general meeting and read about the recent board elections; two directors held their seats, while one new director was announced.

Also, on pages 4 and 5, there is a roundup of headlines from APPMA members from the past two months, including news from KHS, Foodmach, Jet Technologies, Profile Solutions, HMPS, SMC, and Herma.

And finally, on page 6 you'll find an article on the benefits of automation in minimising food product recalls, and on page 7, we look at a Krones installation at a Taiwanese microbrewery.

Machinery Matters is published bi-monthly in partnership with the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association, as a supplement to PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business.

Food & Drink Business

A coalition of global food waste organisations has called on the COP31 presidency to turn existing commitments on food loss and waste into funded policy. It’s a move with direct relevance to Australia, which holds the presidency of negotiations for this year’s climate summit.

Inghams has placed its Western Australian farms and processing operations into complete lockdown after authorities confirmed Australia’s first detection of the high pathogenicity H5 avian influenza strain that has spread globally since 2020.

The a2 Milk Company is set to return $300 million to shareholders after securing Chinese regulatory approval that finalises its acquisition of the a2 Pokeno infant formula facility in New Zealand.