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Vow receives regulatory approval for cultivated quail

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Cultivated Meat to Launch in Australia as Vow Receives Regulatory Approval

Cultivated meat is set to hit the Australian market for the first time after Sydney-based startup Vow received regulatory approval for its cultivated Japanese quail. Within weeks, the quail will be available at dozens of Australian venues, including NEL in Sydney and Bottarga in Melbourne. Additionally, chef and restaurateur Mike McEnearney will work with the brand to showcase the cultivated quail at his Sydney restaurant Kitchen by Mike, along with the soon-to-open 1Hotel in Melbourne where he serves as executive chef. McEnearney is one of the first official Australian ambassadors for Vow’s brand, Forged. “The first time I visited [Vow’s] purpose-built facility here in Sydney, I was taken aback — not just by the technology, but by the care and obsession with flavour that runs …

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Vow’s Cultivated Quail Receives Approval From Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Australian cultivated meat company Vow is one step closer to launching cultivated quail in its home country after the product received approval from Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). FSANZ completed a first round of statutory public consultation regarding the cultivated quail in February 2024, receiving 40 submissions and one late comment. After considering the feedback and reviewing the evidence, FSANZ undertook a second round of statutory public consultation between November 12 2024 and January 12 2025. The organization sought submissions on two new draft standards, one new draft schedule, and draft consequential variations to other provisions of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. 22 submissions were received. FSANZ approved the draft standards, schedule, and other variations with some amendments on March 26, before …

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

Public Consultation Seeks Feedback on Potential Approval of Cultivated Quail in Australia

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has opened a second round of public consultation regarding the regulatory approval of cultivated quail as a food. The application has been submitted by Australian cultivated meat company Vow, which hopes to use cultivated quail cells in conjunction with other ingredients to make products such as logs, rolls, and patties. FSANZ previously concluded last year that cultivated quail is safe to eat, following a comprehensive scientific assessment. The first round of public consultation began in December 2023, with FSANZ proposing several labelling requirements for cultivated products to avoid consumer confusion. After considering the evidence and submissions, the originally suggested approach has been modified; rather than approving cultured quail cells as a novel food, a standards-based approach will be used, …

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Australian cultivated meat company Vow announces that it has secured regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) to produce and sell its first product, cultivated quail.

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Vow Receives Regulatory Approval to Launch “World-First” Cultivated Quail Product in Singapore

Australian cultivated meat company Vow announces that it has secured regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) to produce and sell the world’s first cultivated quail product.  Vow’s product originates from cells of the rare Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica, grown without animal-derived serum and antibiotics to provide a slaughter-free alternative. The Australian pioneer claims it is the only company globally that is currently offering a product free from the controversial fetal bovine serum. With this approval, Vow becomes the fourth company in the world to receive approval for a cultivated meat product (after the US companies UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat and the Israeli biotech Aleph Farms) and the third company to introduce a food made from cultured cells (Aleph Farms has yet to …

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Cultivated Meat

Icelandic Prime Minister Tries Vow’s Cultivated Quail at Europe’s First Official Cultivated Meat Tasting

Australian cultivated meat firm Vow and the Icelandic biotech company ORF Genetics recently held what they claim was Europe’s first official cultivated meat tasting featuring gourmet dishes crafted with Vow’s cultivated quail. The pioneering event took place on the 12th of February. Among the attendees was Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the Prime Minister and acting Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland, who, according to the announcement, tasted cultivated meat for the first time. Jakobsdóttir shared: “Cultivated meat is one of the solutions to the climate challenge. The Icelandic authorities are determined to pave the way for the adoption of new solutions in Iceland and we are eager to see the development of an EU regulatory framework for cultivated meat.” Why Iceland? ORF Genetics, which develops MESOkine, a …

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