Lab-Grown Quail Set for Australian Menus as Approval Granted (1)

Australia has approved the sale of slaughter-free Japanese quail, becoming only the third country in the world to permit the sale of meat cultivated from animal cells.

Sydney-based startup Vow will offer parfait, foie gras and other dishes made from quail cells at local restaurants within weeks, it said in a statement. That follows an amendment to Australia’s food standards code published Wednesday after a years-long assessment.

The cultured meat technology, which grows cells in vats, is intended to address the environmental damage caused by conventionally produced meat, while ending animal suffering. But the industry has struggled in recent ...