Growing Meat Consumption Is Expected to Flourish the Industry Growth During the Forecast Period 2022-2027

Food testing is a method of verifying the safety of food products while also lowering the risk of contamination, which can result in food poisoning. Meat's popularity as a nutritious and delicious food will continue for some time, but challenges to how it is produced and its influence on health will be under increasing strain in the immediate and foreseeable future and boost the demand for Food Testing. The amount of meat consumed in underdeveloped countries has increased three times faster than in developed countries. The need for livestock is driving the Livestock Revolution. People are eating more processed chicken and meat products at home, restaurants, fast food restaurants, and other places around the world. According to figures from The World Counts, global meat consumption is expected to reach 460 to 570 million tonnes by 2050. The incidence of food pathogen outbreaks through meat, poultry, and seafood items will need changes in food regulations, which will boost company development. Continuous regulatory pressure to increase the number of tests performed at production sites is likely to aid the industry's progress. Meat quality testing standards are constantly changing to ensure that food manufacturers produce the highest-quality products possible. Millions of rural poor people in emerging countries are seeing an increase in their incomes and nutrition. However, in many situations, these dietary shifts also cause major environmental and health issues, necessitating Food Testing and thereby boosting the market growth in the future.

Technologies related to natural toxin analysis are rapidly advancing signifying the importance of these tests in the future. Many researchers, including Stanford University, are concentrating their efforts on desensitizers for various food allergies, and this focus is expected to pave the way for various food testing technological advancements. Foodborne viruses, according to the CDC USA, cause a wide range of ailments. Foodborne pathogens are causing an increase in public health problems around the world. Each year, one out of every six Americans becomes ill after consuming tainted foods or beverages. Food can be contaminated with a variety of disease-causing bacteria, or pathogens, which can cause a variety of foodborne diseases. With the advancement of food safety technologies, food pathogen testing methodologies are constantly being improved and implemented. Dairy farmers now have a range of pathogen testing alternatives to select from, all of which are suitable for different types of products, facilities, and workflows. The quick food pathogen testing technologies use a variety of chemistries to detect the targeted pathogens in the most effective and efficient way possible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 9.4 million people in the United States suffered from the foodborne disease in 2018, owing to the presence of pathogens in food, which is driving up demand for food pathogen testing and driving up market growth. The FDA mandates food firms in the United States to take preventive measures to avoid any international attempt to taint the food supply, as mandated by the FSMA (Food Safety and Modernization Act). This cause a rapid increase in the market in the United States. Similarly, food firms in the United States are being pressured to publish the full list of GMOs in their products, which will boost the market for GMO analysis. Continuous developments in the PCR testing technology are predicted to fuel the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in March 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific, an American supplier of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, and software services launched five new Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays and enhanced software to test food and related samples. SureTect PCR Assays provide end-to-end workflows that give manufacturers and laboratories access to a comprehensive range of tests for each phase of the food testing process, thereby, driving the Food Testing Industry.

The Food Testing market in North America is expected to grow as the customers are becoming more aware of Food Testing owing to foodborne illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around one in every six Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick each year, with 128,000 people being hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is transforming the United States' food safety system by focusing on preventing foodborne illness rather than responding to it. FDA recently on December 1, 2021, released a final rule establishing the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) programme, as mandated by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. According to the World Health Organization, Salmonella is the most common food/waterborne etiological illness agent. According to Mexico's Dirección General de Epidemiologa, the number of non-typhoidal Salmonella infections is around 70,000 each year. As the number of cases of foodborne disease rises, the need for food testing services is expected to rise in the region which further drives Food Testing Industry.

Growing instances of food fraud globally are providing new avenues to the food testing market growth. For instance, according to a 2016 survey on food fraud in Canada, more than 75 percent of respondents said they would pay an extra one to five percent more for zero food fraud certified items, and 24 percent saw food fraud as a serious health concern. Food fraud is thought to be a major risk in Asia Pacific, owing to strong demand for high-quality food and an increasingly globalized food supply chain. Legal actions, in combination with the use of technology technologies, appear to be promising strategies for combating the phenomenon which in turn is driving the Food Testing Market. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), with a food self-sufficiency percentage of around 40%, Japan is a big food importer. Food is brought in from all over the world and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare monitors and inspects imported foods at quarantine stations at international airports and seaports to assure their safety which further drives the Food Testing Market growth.

Market for Food Testing continues to expand owing to the growing prevalence of Foodborne illnesses globally. Eating food that has been contaminated with mycotoxins, pathogens, yeasts, and moulds is the most prominent cause of foodborne disease. Pathogens like Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Listeria can damage food's microbiological safety, leading to foodborne illnesses. As per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne infections impacted almost 48 million individuals in the United States in 2018, with 1,28,000 people being hospitalised and 3,000 people dying. Furthermore, the World Bank estimates that in 2018, the total productivity loss associated with foodborne disease cost $95.2 billion per year in low- and middle-income countries, with the yearly cost of treating foodborne illnesses estimated at $15 billion. As a result, the worldwide population's increased exposure to foodborne infections is predicted to raise the demand for food testing services. Thus, increasing the growth of the Food Testing Market.

In 2019, Bureau Veritas partnered with Asure Quality, a state-owned company in New Zealand that provides food safety and biosecurity services, to form BVAQ, a food testing company that serves Southeast Asian markets. It aided Bureau Veritas in expanding its testing capabilities and strengthening its presence in the agri-food sector.

The major companies in the Food Testing Market include. ALS Global, Eurofins Scientific, Intertek Group plc, SGS S.A., TÜV NORD Group, and Bureau Veritas. In May 2021, Mérieux NutriSciences acquired UCGS, an independent laboratory specialized in food testing dedicated to chemistry with unique know-how in illegal substance detection and active ingredients of food supplements.

The rise in the market for Food Testing can be ascribed to rising consumer health awareness, which has led to a rise in the adoption of food testing services by end users. In the coming years, rising health concerns and expanding health challenges such as foodborne diseases are expected to propel the market forward. The food and beverage sector has seen a significant increase in demand for Food Testing as a result of new investments and the introduction of novel services by major producers. For instance, In June 2020, Eurofins and QFresh Lab, an analytical testing laboratory that supports the fresh Global Food Testing Market, entered into a strategic partnership. With this partnership, pesticides, nutrition, and microbiological testing, as well as food safety training, have all been added to Eurofins' long list of services.

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