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Sydney startup’s lab-grown quail cleared for Aussie menus

The national food regulator has cleared Vow's lab-grown quail for local sale, letting the Sydney company's Forged parfait reach Australian diners in the coming weeks.

Cultured meat claims "overly ambitious, not supported by evidence" review finds

An academic review concludes cultured meat's environmental and nutrition promises are unproven, citing energy intensity and scaling costs; Australia's food regulator is tipped to clear Vow Group's quail-cell product by July.

Cattle Australia fires up over lack of progress on lab-grown labelling laws

Peak beef lobby Cattle Australia attacks regulator FSANZ's draft labelling rules for fake meat; Vow, the Sydney firm behind a novel-food application, is cutting over 30 percent of its workers.

Vow becomes third company to launch cultivated meat, but it isn’t starting with chicken nuggets…

Vow launches a quail-derived cultivated meat product through Singapore's upscale restaurants; its CEO explains the premium-first strategy, unit economics and its $56m backing, with Australian regulatory approval expected late 2024.

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Chromologics raises $7.5m, Next Gen Foods dabbles in alt-dairy, Amazon shutters Go stores

Weekly roundup of agrifoodtech news: funding for Chromologics, BelliWelli, Hectare and others, acquisitions by Next Gen Foods and Pessl Instruments, product launches, and Australian cultivated meat firm Vow beginning its regulatory process.

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