Food Safety Testing Market Report 2015

The global food safety testing market has been showing dynamic growth, with increasing concerns over food contamination and foodborne illnesses. The market is projected to reach a value of US$16.1 billion by 2020 — representing annual growth of 7.4% from 2015 — driven by increasing consumer awareness related to food safety issues.

All regions have experienced severe outbreaks of foodborne illnesses and toxicity cases. Worldwide, stringent food safety regulations have been implemented to restrict the presence of pathogens or chemical contaminants that are responsible for the outbreak of foodborne illnesses.

Research and Markets has released a report entitled ‘Food Safety Testing Market by Contaminant (Pathogen, GMO, Toxin, Pesticide), Technology (Traditional & Rapid), Food Type (Meat & Poultry, Dairy, Fruit & Vegetable, Convenience Food) & Region — Global Trends & Forecast to 2020’.

The report highlights that North America dominates the global food safety testing market, which includes food testing laboratories as well as technology providers. The North American market has expanded due to the increase in the number of foodborne disease outbreaks and food contamination, with the number of in-house testing laboratories doubling, in an effort to protect product quality.

Canadian regulations are the most stringent and strongly support the food safety testing market. It has been observed that this country has emphasised the inspection of imported food to judge the quality and safety of the food.

Outsourcing food safety testing has benefited food producers in cutting down costs and has encouraged the growth of this market, with recognised testing laboratories increasing the reputation of a company’s food quality.

Key topics covered in the report include: market overview; industry trends; food safety testing market, by contaminant, by food tested, by technology and by region; regulation; competitive landscape.

The report also includes company profiles, including: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.; Bureau Veritas S.A.; DNV Gl (Formerly Det Norske Veritas Sa (DNV)); Dupont; Eurofins Scientific; IFP Institut Für Produktqualität GmbH; Intertek Group PLC; Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited; Romer Labs Inc.; SGS S.A.; Silliker, Inc.