Dairy Testing Market

Global Dairy Testing Market Size (2024 to 2029)

Dairy Testing Market share value in 2024 was 7.64 billion, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period 2024-2029 to reach USD 11.22 billion by 2029.

The essential component in daily life is mainly milk which is consumed by almost 6 billion people worldwide. The World production of milk is around 730 million tons per day. These dairy products are prone to deteriorate because of their instability. Recently, for more profit, adulterants are being used, which is affecting the consumer's health. Hence, to ensure the quality of dairy products, dairy testing is done. Dairy testing is to check the presence of harmful ingredients, toxicity, poisons, heavy metals, and heavy metals. Dairy testing is done to ensure food safety. Dairy testing is to check the standards of dairy products to ensure and determine the shelf life of dairy products. The different dairy testing methods involve the organoleptic test for milk, etc.

The increase in incidences of pathogen contamination in dairy products is fuelling the global dairy testing market over the coming years. Milk and dairy products can get easily contaminated. The post-pasteurization contamination and the instrument failure led to an increase in demand for dairy testing products over the coming years. Raw milk gets easily contaminated by harmful materials, which leads to increase incidences of dairy product-related diseases such as food poisoning, etc., which leads to death of the individual. This leads to an increase in demand for these dairy testing markets. The regulatory authorities are increasing the stringent policies and monitoring the consumption of raw milk across the globe. The risk associated with dairy product-related diseases increases the demand to check the safety and efficacy. These rules and regulations related to milk products proved to be valid because these regulations were planned to inactivate the pathogens in the milk products. Hence increase in incidences of harmful substances in dairy products is expected to create opportunities in the global dairy testing market. The technological advancement in the dairy industry is creating opportunities in the market. For instance, major accurate technological technologies such as liquid chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, etc. These are the factors increasing the opportunity for Global Dairy Testing Market.

Global Dairy Testing Market Drivers:

The increase in the prevalence of food-borne diseases drives the global dairy testing market size. This is due to an increase in incidences of the presence of harmful materials such as toxins, heavy metals, etc. Dairy products are the major cause of foodborne diseases. The main cause for dairy contamination is in raw or pasteurized milk, cheese, and ice-cream. The milk-borne diseases are a set of infections or disorders that affects all age groups. For instance, according to the National Library of Medicine, 4% of deaths are caused due to dairy-related products across the globe. Due to the increase in incidences of milk-borne or dairy-borne diseases, there is an increase in demand for dairy testing methods. This results in escalating the global dairy testing market demand.The increase in technological advancement in the food and beverage sector drives the global dairy testing market growth. This is due to an increase in key players using dairy testing methods to ensure the safety of the products. These key players are focusing on new advanced technologies to maintain their positions in the global dairy testing market. For instance, the Delvo Phage test kit was introduced by Royal DSM, a Dutch company, in November 2021. This kit can find phages in dairy products within one hour, cut waste, improve cheese yield and quality, and enhance the price of cheese production by 5 to 10%. This advancement in technology led fermented milk product and cheese producers to make real-time data-driven factors, which resulted in an advanced and lucrative global dairy testing market. These are the market driving factors for the global dairy testing market.

Global Dairy Testing Market Restraints:

The dairy market in emerging countries is highly bifurcated and dominated by small dairy firms. A higher risk for contamination is involved in every process, such as manufacturing, raw material storage, and distribution chain. The testing of dairy products is a very sensitive procedure. Hence the dairy industry requires the proper advanced infrastructure. But many small firms do not meet the expectations of requirements. The lack of the company’s equipment, technical skills, and expertise in certain countries. These are the main restraining factors of the global dairy testing market growth. The lack of skilled expertise to handle the equipment for dairy testing industries. Additionally, the lack of veterinary facilities and the lack of updated standards are the restraining factor of the global dairy testing market. Food testing involves cooperation between market participants, a supportive environment, and effective enforcement procedures. This criterion needs to be met by many rising nations, which restrains the growth of the market for dairy testing.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Market:

Numerous industries are affected by the Covid-29. Covid-19 led to the lockdown and travel restrictions. This led to a decrease in manufacturing which led to the closure of different factories. This led to a decrease in the production of dairy products which had a major impact on the global dairy testing market. Covid-19 resulted in the closing of different stores like online stores, retail shops, etc. Hence led to a decrease in supply management during the pandemic. During this time, there was a shift in consumer behavior. The consumers were more health conscious; hence they feared buying dairy products. Hence Covid-19 harmed the global dairy testing market. While after the pandemic, there were no restrictions for traveling, and hence the Global Dairy Testing Market is expected to increase its market growth over the forecasting period.

REPORT COVERAGE: 

This research report on the dairy testing market has been segmented and sub-segmented based on type, technology, product, and region. 

Global Dairy Testing Market - By Type:

• Safety testing
• Quality testing

Among these, the Safety testing market dominates the global dairy testing market. This segment is anticipated to dominate the global dairy testing market over the forecasting period. The milk gets contaminated during storage and shipment; both raw and pasteurized milk gets contaminated. The harmful things found in milk include Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, Escherichia Coli, Etc. These pathogens are the main cause of milk-related diseases such as diarrhea, food poisoning, etc. The risk associated with raw milk consumption is increasing, which increases the demand for safety testing type of dairy testing methods. This drives the global dairy testing market. The quality testing type is also expected to show significant growth over the forecasting period.

Global Dairy Testing Market - By Technology:

• Traditional Technology
• Rapid Technology

Among these, the rapid technology segment dominates the market. This segment is expected to dominate over the forecasting period. This is due to this technique offering lower turnaround time. Additionally, the higher accuracy and higher sensitivity drive the segmental growth. The capacity to test a wide range of materials in dairy products. This method has various advantages over the traditional method. Hence this technology is expected to dominate over the forecasting period. Traditional technology is also expected to show moderate growth over the forecasting period.

Global Dairy Testing Market - By product:

• Milk and Milk Powder
• Cheese
• Butter and Spreads
• Infant Food
• Ice Cream and Desserts
• Yogurt
• Others

Among these, the milk and milk powder segment dominates the global dairy testing market. This segment is expected to dominate over the projected period. This is due to the increase in the consumption of milk and the usage of milk powder across the world. For instance, as per Statista reports, India drank over 85 million metric tonnes of cow milk in 2022, which was the most in the world. With 23.8 million metric tonnes, the European Union had the second-highest milk consumption. This increased demand for dairy testing technology, which led to an increase in market growth. These products have a particular shelf life, but this shelf life is affected by contamination during packing, shipment, etc. Hence driving the segmental growth. The cheese segment is expected to show significant growth over the forecasting period. This is due to the rise in consumption of cheese and cheese-based products.

Global Dairy Testing Market - By Region:

• North America 
• Europe 
• Asia-Pacific 
• Latin America 
• Middle East and Africa 

The European region dominates the market. The European region is expected to dominate the market over the forecasting period as Europe has the strictest rules and regulations related to the dairy industry. These rules and regulations are timely updated. Most of the test and safety checks are mostly done in Europe. The strict compliance with MRLs and the steps taken to prevent milk contamination increase the demand for dairy testing industries. In the European region, milk exporters have to follow strict regulations by the government. The exporters need to export registered and listed with the EU. The rise in trade between Europe and other regions also drives segmental growth.

North America region is expected to show significant growth over the forecasting period. This is due to the significant production footprint in the United States. The presence of a large number of key players in the region is expected to drive regional growth. The Asia Pacific region is expected to show the fastest CAGR growth over the forecasting period. This is due to an increase in the consumption of milk in the region. For instance, as per Asia Pacific Food Industry, dairy consumption has historically been higher in the APAC region than on other continents because of strong consumption in India and China. In 2018, the aggregate consumption of dairy products in Asia and the Pacific was more than 64 billion kg, with Asia accounting for 95% of the consumption. The authorities were forced to act to ensure food safety due to the increasing number of food safety issues that have been documented in China over the past ten years. The Chinese dairy industry has done a great job of establishing a wider safety consciousness by utilizing dependable and efficient molecular technologies.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS:

The key market players of Global Dairy Testing Market are SGS (Switzerland), Bureau Veritas (France), Eurofins (Luxembourg), Intertek (U.K.), Mérieux NutriSciences (U.S.), ALS Limited (Australia), Neogen (U.S.), AsureQuality (New Zealand), Charm Sciences (U.S.), Premier Analytical Services (U.K.), Dairyland Laboratories (U.S.), Bio-Check (U.K.), AES Laboratories (India), IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group (U.S.), Envirologix Inc. (U.S.), EMSL Analytical, Inc. (U.S.), Krishgen Biosystems (U.S.).

RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THE MARKET:

On 08th June 2023, – Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, announced the opening of its 4th US food laboratory, located in Chesterfield, Missouri. The new laboratory expands our presence in the US and offers Rapid and Conventional Microbiology testing to ensure the safety of food and agriculture commodities