Europe Meat Speciation Testing Market

Europe Meat Speciation Testing Market Analysis:

Europe Meat Speciation Testing Market was worth USD 610 million in 2021 and estimated to be growing at a CAGR of 8.35%, to reach USD 910 million by 2026. Meat Speciation Testing can be defined as the identification of animal species from the given meat. This testing is done for various reasons – economical, ethical and safety.

Food fraud occurs every day, from false claims on the label to use of fillers and additives to enhance profitability. In early times of 2013, pig and horse DNA were found in beef foods being sold in some chains of supermarkets. This type of contamination not only misleads the customer but also has ethical, health, and religious implications. For instance, few antibiotic drug remains from antibiotic used in horses are very toxic if ingested by humans. People in Muslim & Jewish communities practice dietary restrictions related to consumption of pork and products based on it. For the reasons mentioned, the originality of meat is very important to customer health and well-being.

Europe Meat Speciation Testing Market Drivers:

The Europe Meat Speciation Testing market is driven by factors like religious beliefs, compliance with laws, rising incidence of food fraud and adulteration cases, growing demand of customers for certified products and stringent regulations among others. However the market is constrained by factors like lack of food technology and infrastructure in developing countries.

Europe Meat Speciation Testing Market Segmentation:

The Europe Meat Speciation Testing market is divided on the basis of species into swine, chicken, cow, horse, sheep and others. On the basis of technology the market is categorised into Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and other molecular-diagnostic tests (LC-MS/MS). By form, the market is divided into cooked, raw and processed meat.

The Europe Meat Speciation Testing market is divided based on geography into United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. Europe has the largest market globally for meat speciation testing. Factors such as religious beliefs and rising incidence of adulteration and food fraud cases is expected to propel the market growth in the region.

Europe Meat Speciation Testing Market Key players:

Some of the major players in the market include VWR International LLC (U.S.), Eurofins Scientific SE (Luxemburg), ALS Limited (Australia), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).