Australia and New Zealand Approve First Cell-Cultured Food Product

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) have approved a cell-cultured quail product produced by Vow, an Australian company. Under the approval, either the term “cell-cultured” or “cell-cultivated” must be displayed on the labeling.
The approval follows two rounds of public consultations on Vow’s novel food application, originally submitted in January 2023.
The approval will now be sent to the Food Ministers (of the Commonwealth, States and Territories, and New Zealand) who have 60 days to accept, amend, or seek a review of the proposed change to the Food Standards Code. If accepted, the product can then be commercialized.

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