Australia Approves Cell-Cultured Duck Ingredient
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board has approved a novel foods application to permit cell-cultured duck biomass to be used as a food ingredient. The approval includes conditions to support food safety, regulatory compliance, and informed consumer choice.
The biomass is produced from cells derived from Pekin duck and is intended to be combined with other ingredients in products such as cell-cultured foie gras and cell-cultured duck pâté.
The application was submitted by Suprême SAS, doing business as Gourmey, a French company specializing in the development of cell-cultured food products derived from animal cells.
FSANZ followed its general procedure for novel food approvals, which included a round of public consultation. Risk assessment identified no public health or safety concerns associated with either the production cell line or the resulting biomass.
In April 2025, the FSANZ Board approved Australia/New Zealand's first cell-based meat product, cultured quail.
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