The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has made its final decision on DMAA scheduling. [ + ]

The AIP Victoria branch and APPMA will jointly host a technical dinner featuring speakers from Result Packaging and Matthews Intelligent Identification. [ + ]

A $700,000 Tasmania Innovation and Investment Fund grant is helping Tasmanian Bakeries expand its operations by 80% and employ a further 22 staff. [ + ]

Dollar-for-dollar grants are now accessible to manufacturers who produce between 25,000 and 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and face a direct carbon price liability. [ + ]

An Adelaide poultry processor has been fined $24,000 and had his business operations strongly criticised by a Federal Magistrate after knowingly underpaying staff more than $70,000. [ + ]

DAFF has issued a statement regarding the proposal to import potatoes from New Zealand for processing. [ + ]

Krauss Maffei recently celebrated two major milestones: the 30th anniversary of its Automation AG subsidiary operation and the supply of its 1000th robot. [ + ]

Simons Green Energy is hosting a series of seminars to help manufacturers cope with the challenges of rising electricity prices and the carbon tax. [ + ]

Foodtech Packtech organiser XPO says this year’s three-day food manufacturing, packaging and processing technology event will be “world class”. [ + ]

Finnovate.com.au will empower small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with choice and trigger competition among lenders through total rate transparency, its founders say. [ + ]

Staff and visitors of the Sunshine Coast Airport will now be able to recycle away from home, following the installation of 23 new waste and recycling bins. [ + ]

CHEP Australia has been awarded Bronze status in the NSW Government’s Sustainability Advantage Program in recognition of its commitment to sustainability. [ + ]

Food manufacturers and retailers often come under fire for food poisoning incidents, but, according to a Massey University professor, what happens in the home may be responsible for many foodborne illnesses. [ + ]

New standards relating to the welfare of meat chickens came into effect in New Zealand today. [ + ]

FMC Corporation has announced it will invest more than $100 million in a new world-class microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) manufacturing facility in Thailand. [ + ]