The GCC food Safety testing market is expected to register a healthy CAGR in the forecast period of 2018 to 2025. The new market report contains data for the historic year 2016, the base year of calculation is 2017 and the forecast period is 2018 to 2025.
Market Segmentation for GCC food Safety testing market
Testing Type
Technology
Food Categories
Contaminants

Based on the testing type the GCC food safety testing market is segmented into five notable segments namely pathogens, pesticides, GMO, toxins and others. Pathogens are sub segmented into E.coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria and others. In 2018, pathogen segment is valued to rule with the highest market share.
Based on technology the GCC food safety testing market is segmented into four notable segments namely polymerase chain reaction, immunoassay, chromatography, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, biochip or biosensor, flow cytometry, microarrays, rapid assay and others. Chromatography is sub segmented into liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, thin layer chromatography, paper chromatography and column chromatography. In 2018, polymerase chain reaction segment is valued to rule with the highest market shares rising at the highest CAGR.
Based in the food categories the GCC food safety testing market is segmentedinto seven notable segments namely processed foods, meat and poultry, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, grains and cereals, seafood and others. In 2018, meat and poultry segment is valued to rule with highest market shares and rising at the highest CAGR.
The GCC food safety testing market is segmented based on contaminants into six notable segments; Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, Bacillus, moulds and others. Each contaminant is sub segmented into different food category such as processed foods, meat and poultry, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, grains and cereals, seafood and others. In 2018, Salmonella segment is valued to rule with highest market share..
Based on geography, the market is segmented into six Geographic al countries;
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Bahrain


Key Market Players for GCC food Safety testing market
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Genetic ID NA, Inc.
SGS SA
Bureau Veritas
Intertek Group plc
TUV SUD
ALS Limited
T?V NORD GROUP
M?rieux NutriSciences and others

Recent Developments in the market
? In April, 2018, SGS SA opened two food laboratories with Vanguard Sciences Inc. (U.S.), a food safety testing service provider. These facilities offer a wide range of services using robust information technology platform. These laboratories have expanded the existing testing capabilities of SGS across various food categories which Includes beverages, confectionery & chocolate, dairy, fruits & vegetables, grains & cereals, herbs & spices, meat & poultry, oils & fats, pastries, pet food, processed cabbed & frozen foods, seafood, tea & coffee.

? In January, 2018, SGS SA acquired Vanguard Sciences Inc. (U.S.), a food safety testing service provider. This acquisition has produced immediate growth opportunities in the attractive food safety testing market in the U.S.
Key Takeaways
The major factors driving the growth of this market are the rising outbreak of food borne illness, stringent regulations imposed in food industry, Increased globalization of food trade, advancements in technology, rising demand of convenience, packaged food products and augmented Incidences of outbreaks of chemical contamination in food processing. Foodborne illnesses rarely lead to serious complications.
Few of the symptoms of foodborne illness are as follows;
Diarrhea and/or vomiting are the common symptoms of foodborne illness, which typically last for 1 to 7 days.
Abdominal cramps, nausea, fever, joint/back aches and fatigue are the other frequent symptoms observed during illness.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), an article reports that children under 5 years of age carry 40.0% of the foodborne disease burden, with 125 000 deaths every year. Diarrhoeal diseases are the most common illnesses due to consumption of contaminated food. It makes 550 million people ill and 230 000 deaths every year.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are more than 250 foodborne diseases. It reports that about 1 in 6 Americans i.e. 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases each year.

Few of the stringent regulations which are imposed on food industry for the European region are as follows;
General Food Law (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002) this law imposes general obligations to provide safe food.
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 is imposed on the hygiene of foodstuffs, food businesses.
Regulation (EC) 178/2002, the General Food Law Regulation, lays down definitions, prInciples, and obligations covering all stages of food/feed production and distribution.
EuroProxima (Art. No. 5091LFER) is applied to test and quantify the concentration of lactoferrin during production and control of the end products by producers as well as controlling agencies.
The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) are wide-ranging, imposing strict controls and supervision on food production and management. In 2015, it published draft amendments to the implementing Regulations of the Food Safety Law (Implementing Regulations) for public consultation.
The General Food Law Regulation is on the basis of food and feed law. This law sets out an overarching and coherent framework for the development of food and feed legislation both at union and national levels. This law helps to maintain the quality of the food and check the toxic contents in the products which make it safe for consumption. The food manufacturing companies need to follow such laws to launch their product in the market.

Key factors of the report
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the GCC food Safety testing market for 2018-2025. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the sales of the web conferencing and unified communication and collaboration (UC&C) and video conferencing, secondary resources and doing in-depth company share analysis of major 10 players in the market.
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