Global Food Safety Testing Systems & Services Market – Analysis & Forecast 2018-2022

Food safety testing is the infection and contamination testing done in the food production chain to ensure that the food quality and safety are maintained. As the global food supply increases, the need to strengthen food safety testing systems across the globe is becoming more important. The demand for food safety testing is rising because of the changing food habits, mass catering, and globalization of the food supply. In order to capture this current demand of food safety testing solutions, companies across the globe are relentlessly striving to provide safety to the food that they manufacture or supply. The technologies that are being widely used for the testing system include polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based technique, immunoassay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), rapid culture detection, and biosensors, among others. New tests such as gluten sensitivities, intolerance, food fraud, rapid pathogen detection, pesticides, and antibiotics, among others, are also being introduced in the market.

Food safety testing technologies are witnessing an increase in the usage by the food manufacturers and the laboratories because of their fast detection feature which in turn lowers the chances of food recalls thus leading to long shelf life of the products. The globalization in the food industry is the major challenge for the food safety testing systems & services market. Different regional regulations and oversight between countries could result in supply chain uncertainties and affect the food safety testing industry. As food safety testing becomes more accurate, new technologies may detect contamination that older systems might have missed. But if the manufacturers continue employing these testing technologies and fix the safety issues they detect along the food supply chains, recall instances could decline over time. Further, the rising concerns over global food security and sustainability have led to extensive investments by the various governments across the globe. The key players in the global food safety testing market are expanding their product and service offerings by working upon different food testing patterns and technologies.

The report is a compilation of the different segments of the global food safety testing systems & services market, including market breakdown by the target tested, technology, food tested, and different geographical areas. Herein, the revenue generated from the different target tested such as pathogen, residue, allergens, GMO testing, pesticides, toxins, and others; technology, such as PCR, immunoassay, inductive coupled plasma, culture media, chromatography, and others; and food tested, such as meat & poultry, processed food, dairy products, fruits & vegetables, seafood, and others, are tracked to calculate the overall market size. While highlighting the key driving and restraining forces for this market, the report also provides a detailed summary of the market.

The report further includes a thorough analysis of the impact of the five major forces to understand the overall attractiveness of the industry. The report also focuses on the key developments and investments made in the food safety testing market by the players.

Further, the report includes an exhaustive analysis of the regional split into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (RoW). Each region details the individual push and pull forces in addition to the key players from that region. SGS SA, Eurofins Scientific, Intertek Group plc. Bureau Veritas SA, TUV SUD, ALS Limited, Mérieux NutriSciences, AsureQuality Ltd, Microbac Laboratories, Inc., Genetic ID NA, Inc., and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings are some of the prominent service providers in the food safety testing systems & services market. The market has the presence of a large number of small-sized to medium-sized laboratories offering various food testing services to the government and food manufacturing companies. Apart from this, the leading food testing systems manufacturers in the market are 3M, Thermo Fisher, Neogen Corporation, Qiagen, BioMerieux, Bio Rad Laboratories, Merck Millipore, and Agilent Technologies, among others.

As the global food supply increases, the need to strengthen food safety testing systems across the globe is becoming more important. The demand for food safety testing is rising because of the changing food habits, mass catering, and globalization of the food supply. In order to capture this current demand for food safety testing solutions, companies across the globe are relentlessly striving to provide safety to the food that they manufacture or supply. Food safety testing is becoming common and fast with each passing day. Food poisoning outbreaks and stringent regulations are supporting the growth of the food safety testing systems & services market, globally. The technologies that are being widely used for the testing system include polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based technique, immunoassay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), rapid culture detection, and biosensors, among others. New tests, such as gluten sensitivities, intolerance, food fraud, rapid pathogen detection, pesticides, and antibiotics, among others, are also being introduced.

Food safety testing technologies are witnessing an increase in the usage by the food manufacturers and the laboratories because of their rapid detection feature, in turn lowering the chances of food recalls and thus leading to long shelf life of the products. The globalization in the food industry is the major challenge for the food safety testing systems & services market. Different regional regulations and oversight between countries could result in supply chain uncertainties and will also affect the food safety testing industry. As food safety testing becomes more accurate, new technologies may detect contamination that older systems might have missed.

High growth in the market is being driven by the rising awareness among the consumers about the usage of safe food products along with the need to protect the environment. Further, the rising concerns over global food security and sustainability have led to extensive investments by the various governments across the globe. The key players in the global food safety testing systems & services market are expanding their product and service offerings by working upon different patterns of testing and enhancing the quality of their products to provide better tests.

The food safety testing systems & services market is expected to grow from $XX million in 2017 to $19,629.4 million by 2022 at a CAGR of XX% from 2017 to 2022. This growth can be attributed to the increasing outbreak of foodborne illness, advancements in the usage of the latest technology for the food safety testing, stringent regulations, and globalization of food supply.

The system manufacturers are the players who offer food safety testing products, such as diagnostic kits, HPLC systems, pathogen and toxin testing products, and general lab equipment and supplies to the testing laboratories of the food production companies or a third-party testing laboratory. Some of the established system providers in the industry are 3M, Thermo Fisher, BioMerieux, Merck, Agilent Technologies, and Bio-Rad Laboratories. 

The key service providers operating in the industry are the large food testing laboratories that provide testing services to the food manufacturing companies and the public. This segment comprises significant number of large and medium-sized laboratories spread across all the regions. Some of the leading players in this sector are SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek, TUV SUD, AsureQuality, Eurofins, and ALS Ltd.

The contamination in food takes place due to the presence of pathogens, residues, toxins, GMO, and allergens, among others. The pathogens segment encompasses a broad range of microbiological species, such as E coli, salmonella, listeria, campylobacter, viruses, and others, which include shigella staphylococci, among others. Moreover, the residues segment is also a broad sector considered during food safety testing as it comprises sub-segments like pesticides and herbicides, heavy metals, veterinary drug residue, and antibiotics, among others. Among all the target tested, pathogens dominated the food safety testing systems & services market due to the shift from traditional methods to high price rapid technology based solutions.

The trends of the food safety testing market vary across different geographical regions. The food safety testing market holds a prominent share in various countries of North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (RoW). Presently, North America is at the forefront of the food safety testing systems & services market, with high market penetration in the countries such as the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. 

North America accounted for the largest market share in 2017, due to the increase in outbreaks of foodborne illnesses and stringent regulations pertaining to food safety. Apart from government regulatory bodies, the food safety testing systems & services market in the region is also governed by significant number of retail level monitoring bodies as well as third party certifying bodies. North America is considered as the most advanced food safety programs region across the globe. The food safety testing has been robustly activated in the region. Asia-Pacific is projected to be the fastest growing region for the forecast period 2018 to 2022, due to its large market base for food & beverages, improved standards of living, rise in income levels, and increased awareness about food safety in the region. 

Competitive Landscape

The competitive landscape for the food safety testing market demonstrates an inclination toward companies adopting strategies, such as joint ventures, new product launches and developments, mergers & acquisition, business expansion & contracts and partnerships, and collaborations, among others. The major established players in the market are focusing on product launches and developments to introduce new technologies or developing further on the existing product portfolio. 

TUV SUD, SGS SA, Eurofins Scientific, Intertek Group plc. Bureau Veritas SA, ALS Limited, Mérieux NutriSciences, AsureQuality Ltd., Microbac Laboratories, Inc., Genetic ID NA, Inc., and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings are some of the prominent food safety testing service providers in the market. The market has the presence of a large number of small-sized to medium-sized food safety testing laboratories. The leading food testing systems manufacturers are 3M, Thermo Fisher, Neogen Corporation, Qiagen, BioMerieux, Bio Rad Laboratories, Merck Millipore, and Agilent Technologies, among others.

The key players operating in this market have ramped the number of merger and acquisition over the recent years, in order to generate public awareness about their existing and new products and technologies, and to compete with the competitors’ product portfolio. This has been the most widely adopted strategy by the players in this market. For instance, in November 2017, Eurofins Scientific acquired Spectro Analytical Labs Ltd. ("Spectro”) to expand their testing services in India. New product launches have also been significantly employed for expansion in the food safety testing systems & services market. With the increasing growth in the global market, companies operating in this industry are compelled to come up with collaborative strategies in order to sustain in the intensely competitive market. For instance, in October 2017 Bio rad laboratories Inc. launched iQ-Check Enterobacteriaceae PCR detection kit which is a sensitive and rapid alternative to traditional agar plate detection methods. In November 2016, 3M launched 3MTM Molecular Detection Assay 2-Cronobacter to further expand its market offerings for the molecular detection system pathogen testing platform.