Where to Buy 3D Printed Meat in the US and Australia: Which Stores, If Any

Last checked: 18 October 2026. This is built from company announcements and news reports, not from walking the aisles. We could not confirm a single store by name, and we haven’t listed one we couldn’t source. What would change the answer is in the last section.

Where can you buy 3D printed meat in the US?

The product behind the viral posts is Perfecta, from Steakholder Foods. On 3 September 2026 the company announced that it was on shelves at retail outlets across the north-eastern US (GlobeNewswire). It is distributed through KeHE Distributors, a large natural and specialty food distributor (vegconomist).

Here is what we can and can’t pin down:

	Status
A region	Confirmed by the company: the north-eastern US
A distributor	Confirmed by the company: KeHE Distributors
A named store, address or chain	Not confirmed. Steakholder hasn’t published one
Prices	Not published
Walmart, Winn-Dixie or other big chains	Not confirmed. We found no announcement naming either
Online ordering	Not found. We saw no official online shop

Because KeHE supplies natural and specialty grocers, independent natural food shops are the likeliest place to look. That is an inference, not a fact the company has stated. Steakholder says more US regions will follow, without a timetable.

A shopper who can’t find Perfecta in a given shop shouldn’t be surprised, since there’s no published store list to check against.

What is actually in the range?

Five products, all sold as plant-based: marbled steak, filet mignon, chicken breast, salmon patties and white fish patties (Green Queen). They are made mainly from soy and wheat protein, with a binder called methylcellulose. They contain no fish and no animal meat, and they contain soy and gluten. The full breakdown is in Perfecta 3D printed steak: what’s in it.

How to check a store yourself

1. Look in the plant-based section first. Perfecta is sold as plant-based, so it shouldn’t be in the fresh meat or seafood case.
2. Search for the brand name. The pack says Perfecta, not “3D printed meat”.
3. Ask the grocery or meat manager. Ask whether they stock Perfecta from Steakholder Foods, or whether it comes through KeHE.
4. Ring ahead. Smaller natural grocers can usually tell you in a minute whether a product is on the shelf.

Is any 3D printed animal meat sold to ordinary shoppers?

We found none in either country. The 3D printed range on US shelves is plant-based. Steakholder has described mixing plant-based and cultivated ingredients in its earlier technology, and has said it is looking at cultivated cells for future products, but the Perfecta range on sale is sold as plant-based. We found no evidence that any supermarket sells a 3D printed pack of real animal meat. The reasons a steak can look printed when it isn’t are in is supermarket meat 3D printed?

Where can you buy 3D printed meat in Australia?

We found no 3D printed meat, fish or meat alternative on sale in Australia, in supermarkets or restaurants. We also found no Australian distributor for Perfecta. Steakholder’s announced rollout covers the US only.

That is the absence of reports, not proof of absence. A small restaurant or a one-off event could use a printer without anyone writing about it.

What about lab-grown meat in Australia?

This is the nearby question people actually mean. Lab-grown meat is a different thing to 3D printed meat, and Australia does have some.

• Approval. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approved Vow’s cultured quail as a novel food in 2025. FSANZ’s approval report is dated April 2025 (FSANZ). It covers that one application, not cultivated meat in general. FSANZ has said other cell-cultured foods must be assessed and approved before they can be sold.
• Where it was sold first. In restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne from mid-2025, under Vow’s Forged brand.
• Retail. In October 2025 Vow launched a cultured quail spread for home cooks, limited at first to the Greater Sydney area and sold online (Green Queen). Early November 2025 reports said it was moving into shops (Inside FMCG). We couldn’t confirm which shops stock it now. Vow’s own store finder is the place to check.
• Labelling. The approval requires products to be labelled “cell-cultured” or “cell-cultivated”.

None of this is 3D printed. It is quail cells grown in a tank and made into a spread.

How do you tell what you’re buying?

You can’t tell by looking. These are the label words that matter, with the longer guide in how to tell if meat is 3D printed, plant-based or lab-grown.

• “Plant-based” means made from plants, whatever the shape.
• “Cell-cultivated” or “cell-cultured” means real animal cells grown outside the animal.
• The ingredient list is the real answer. Soy, wheat or pea protein and methylcellulose point to plants. Chicken, beef or fish as the first ingredient points to meat.

Why doesn’t the label say 3D printed?

We found no US rule requiring a pack to say a food was 3D printed, and reporting says Perfecta’s packaging doesn’t mention it (IBTimes). Printing is a shaping method. What the label has to tell you is what the food is. The detail is in the US supermarkets fact check. We didn’t find an Australian rule on printing either, so we haven’t said there isn’t one.

FAQ

Where can I buy 3D printed meat?

Nowhere we can name. Perfecta, a plant-based 3D printed range, is sold in the north-eastern US through KeHE Distributors, but no store list has been published. We found nothing on sale in Australia.

Is 3D printed meat real meat?

The range on US shelves isn’t. Perfecta is plant-based, made mainly from soy and wheat protein. Real animal meat that is 3D printed, such as cultivated meat in a printer, is not what we found on sale.

Why is it not on the label?

Printing describes how the food is shaped, not what it is. We found no US rule that makes a pack say it. The label has to show the ingredients and what kind of product it is.

Is it safe to eat?

Perfecta is sold under the same US rules as other plant-based packaged foods. It contains soy and gluten, so anyone with those allergies should read the pack. For the wider question, see what is 3D printed meat and is it safe to eat. This article isn’t medical advice.

How is it different from lab-grown meat?

Lab-grown meat is real animal cells grown in a tank. Perfecta is plants. A printer could in theory use either, which is why the two get muddled. There’s a side-by-side in 3D printed vs lab-grown vs plant-based meat.

Is 3D printed meat sold in Australia?

We found no 3D printed meat, fish or alternative on sale in Australia. Cultivated quail from Vow is sold there, and that is a different technology.

What this means for shoppers

If you saw a video of 3D printed meat in a shop, the likeliest explanation is Perfecta in a north-eastern US natural grocer, or ordinary formed meat that looks neat. If you’re in Australia, there is nothing we can point you to. Either way, the ingredient list tells you what’s in the pack.

What would change this answer: Steakholder or KeHE publishing a store list, a major retailer announcing a listing, a second company launching a printed product in either country, or an Australian distributor being named. We’ll update the date at the top when we re-check.