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Food Safety Diagnostics, The World Market

January 2013 | 140 pages | ID: FCB7083C35EEN
Kalorama Information

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The food supply worldwide is under constant threat and effective test products that can ensure food safety are in demand. Microbial pathogens (primarily bacteria), viruses, environmental toxins, food allergens and adulterants, residues of drugs and agricultural chemicals can harm consumers if unchecked. In some countries, testing for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is also conducted to ensure food authenticity. According to Kalorama Information's Food Safety Diagnostics, The World Market, authored by Emil Salazar, there is an opportunity for IVD companies to adapt technologies used in clinical testing for these food safety purposes.

Beyond base demand from the food industry, laboratories and governmental agencies, market growth for the food safety diagnostics market has accelerated in the past five years through several market drivers in the United States, abroad, and internationally through the globalization of food. Current pressure on regulators and industry to ensure food safety is seemingly unprecedented in an age of mass media, consumer alert systems and industrialized food production that together have led to high publicized outbreaks and food safety recalls.

Analysis of the Market by Diagnostic Method and Disease Threats

Food Safety Diagnostics, The World Market, provides a detailed review of the opportunity for IVD companies to participate in the food diagnostic industry. A thorough explanation of food recalls, regulatory measures and market drivers provides a background. The report looks at the market from a dual perspective so that it can be most useful to companies interested in the market. It analyzes the market by the type of technology product: Immunodiagnostics, Microbiology and Molecular, as well as by target: Pathogens, Toxins, Agricultural Chemical/Veterinary Drug Residues, Allergens, and GMO/Authenticity. As part of its comprehensive coverage, the report includes the following important data:
  • Food Safety Diagnostics Market Size
  • US and European Diagnostics-Relevant Food Recall Statistics
  • Strengths and Weakness of Various Food Safety Diagnostic Methods
  • Food Safety Microbiology Market, Forecast and Breakout by Region (North America, Europe, ROW)
  • Food Safety Molecular Diagnostics Market, Forecast and Breakout by Region (North America, Europe, ROW)
  • Food Safety Immunodiagnostics Market, Forecast and Breakout by Region (North America, Europe, ROW)
  • Food Safety Diagnostics Market Share by Threat – Pathogens, Toxins, Agricultural Chemical/Veterinary Drug Residues, Allergens, and GMO/Authenticity
  • US and European Food Import Data
  • Food Safety Diagnostics Company Market Share
  • Listing of Food Safety Diagnostics Products by Company
A Focus on Detection of Food Safety Threats

The market scoping of this report and its distinction between food safety and food quality is informed by the definition of food safety as the presence or absence of hazards injurious or otherwise harmful to consumers. Numerous microbiological tests elsewhere termed food safety products or tests were determined in the course of market study to be irrelevant to the food safety diagnostics market. The two primary reasons for excluding non-pathogen microbiological tests:
  • Such tests remain overwhelmingly the domain of traditional microbiology with culturing and plating used to determine colony and organism counts; IVD technologies can be used only selectively when specific microorganisms are to be detected
  • Microbiological tests that do not selectively target pathogens may alternatively be used for food quality (determination of spoilage organisms such as bacteria, molds, or yeasts) or food safety through the determination of indicator organisms correlated with hygiene or conditions otherwise favorable to pathogenic microbes

Unlike other studies on the market, Food Safety Diagnostics, The World Market does not limit analysis to pathogens alone. Important markets for diagnostic companies exist in the testing for toxins, allergens and residues, and are amply covered.

A Clear Picture of the Competitive Landscape

The report presents the opportunity for IVD companies to enter the market though established players exist in the food safety diagnostics market, many with market shares estimable from company financial data and industry metrics. The competitive landscape of the food safety diagnostics market is fragmented. The following larger players are profiled in detail in this report.
  • 3M
  • bioMérieux SA
  • DuPont Qualicon
  • Life Technologies Corporation
  • Merck Millipore
  • Neogen Corporation
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  • Waters Corporation
As there are many other players, an additional table lists over 120 other companies involved in Food Safety Diagnostics, their locations and key products. Market share information is also provided for 13 companies in the report.
CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction to Food Safety Diagnostics
Food Safety Testing Technologies and Products
  Traditional Microbiology
  Immunodiagnostics
  Molecular Diagnostics
Food Safety Threats
  Pathogens
  Genetically Modified (GM) Content
  Food Adulteration
  Allergens
  Toxins
  Agricultural Chemicals and Veterinary Drugs
Market Performance and Development
Market Considerations
Major Findings

CHAPTER TWO: FOOD SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS

Background
Food Safety Hazards
  Pathogens
  Genetically Modified (GM) Content
  Food Adulteration and Ingredient Authenticity
  Allergens
  Natural and Environmental Toxins
  Agricultural Chemicals and Veterinary Drugs
Food Safety Testing – Diagnostics and Other Methods
  Traditional Microbiology
  Immunodiagnostics
  Lateral Flow Testing
  Agglutination
  ELISA
  Biosensors
  Immunomagnetic Separation (IMS)
  Immunoaffinity Columns
  Molecular Diagnostics
  PCR
  Hybridization
  Ribotyping
  Analytical Chemistry
  Chromatography
  Mass Spectrometry
  Vibrational Spectroscopy (Raman and Infrared)
  Flow Cytometry
  Phages
Conclusion

CHAPTER THREE: MARKETS FOR FOOD SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS

Background
Market Size and Growth by Segment
  Immunodiagnostics in Food Safety - Market Size and Growth
  Molecular Diagnostics in Food Safety - Market Size and Growth
  Market by Food Safety Threat
Market Drivers
  Food Recalls and Consumer Response
  Food Trade Globalization
  Regulatory Modernization
Conclusions
Background
Competitive Market Shares
Acquisitions and Industry Consolidation
Conclusion

CHAPTER FOUR: COMPANY PROFILES

3M
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
bioMérieux SA
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
DuPont Qualicon
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
Life Technologies Corporation
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
Merck Millipore
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
Neogen Corporation
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
Waters Corporation
  Background
  Product List
  Revenues
Other Food Safety Diagnostic Companies


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