DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/htzctj/food_contract_lab) has announced the addition of the "Food Contract Lab Report (FCLR)" report to their offering.
'Food Contract Lab Report: Global Food Quality and Safety Testing by Contract Laboratories' is the newest market research report from the leading information resource for industrial diagnostics companies. Food Contract Lab Report analyzes the global expansion in food quality and safety testing conducted by third party contract laboratories globally. The information provided in this report is based primary research that includes interviews with management at leading food contract laboratories and with quality and safety managers at more than 400 food companies in North America, Europe and Asia including China and India.
The first ever report to examine the food contract test lab business in detail, it tracks the revenues, test volumes and services of third- party food testing labs, which are becoming increasingly integral to food producers quality and safety testing programs. The Report includes revenues, test volumes and growth rates by geographic region (North America, Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world) and by business area (microbiology, chemistry and services).
This report finds that food companies around the world are sending increasing amounts of quality and safety testing to third party contract testing laboratories. Revenues for food contract test labs are estimated to reach $3.05 billion in 2013, up from $1.95 billion just five years ago, at a healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% worldwide.
Contract test labs offer a range of services to food producers, but chief among them are microbiology testing to detect food pathogens, and chemistry testing for nutritional analysis or contaminants such as pesticides and toxins. Other services include food safety program development, plant audits and field assessments.
This Report also examines the drivers for the dramatic growth in contract testing labs, including the increasing trend among food production facilities to send food samples outside for analysis. The Report provides detailed market forecasts through 2018, and discusses the potential for even greater growth over the next five years, including the impact of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and possible lab accreditation requirements for all food testing laboratories.
Key Topics Covered:
- Preface
- Executive Summary
- Market Trends/Drivers
- Food Contract Lab Market Summary
- Food Contract Lab Market Projections
- Overview of Food Contract Lab Business Practices
- Food Contract Lab Business Areas Review
- Geographic Region Review
- Food Contract Laboratories Review
- Scope and Methodology
- Strategic Consulting, Inc.
- Food Lab Company Reviews
Companies Mentioned
- ABC Research Laboratories
- AEGIS Food Testing Laboratories
- Alcontrol
- Campden BRI
- Covance Laboratories
- Deibel Laboratories
- EMSL Laboratories
- Eurofins
- Food Safety Net Services
- IEH Laboratories
- Intertek
- Labor IBEN
- MERIEUX NutriSciences (Silliker)
- Marshfield Food Safety
- Maxxam Analytical
- NSF
- Primus
- Q Laboratories
- SGS
- The National Food Lab, LLC
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