Food Pathogen Safety Testing Equipment and Supplies Market Report 2026

The food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $8.92 billion in 2025 to $9.58 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing incidence of foodborne illnesses, strengthening of food safety regulations, expansion of processed food production, rising demand for quality assurance testing, growth of centralized food testing facilities.

The food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $12.78 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in advanced diagnostic technologies, rising adoption of real-time pathogen monitoring, expansion of outsourced food testing services, growing demand for high-throughput testing solutions, increasing focus on supply chain food safety compliance. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of rapid pathogen detection systems, rising use of pcr-based testing technologies, growing deployment of automated food testing platforms, expansion of in-house food safety laboratories, enhanced focus on preventive food safety testing.

The rising number of foodborne disease cases is expected to drive the growth of the food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market in the coming years. Foodborne diseases are illnesses that occur as a result of consuming food or beverages contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, toxins, or chemical substances. These diseases often emerge due to changing food consumption patterns and irregularities in food handling and processing. Food pathogen safety testing equipment is used to detect harmful pathogens in food products, help prevent and control foodborne illnesses, protect public health, and sustain consumer confidence across the food supply chain. For example, in February 2025, the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund, a US-based consumer advocacy organization, reported that 1,392 Americans became ill in 2024 after consuming contaminated food, an increase from 1,118 cases in 2023. Hospitalizations more than doubled from 230 to 487, while deaths increased from 8 to 19. As a result, the growing incidence of foodborne diseases is contributing to the expansion of the food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market.

Major companies operating in the food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market are concentrating on the development of equipment advancements, such as automated pathogen testing platforms, to modernize the traditional food safety testing process. This advanced testing system is designed to streamline and improve the process of detecting pathogens in various samples, particularly in the food industry. For instance, in July 2023, Spectacular Labs, a US-based provider of autonomous testing equipment and lab automation, unveiled a fast, accurate, and automated pathogen testing platform. The solution will enable food and beverage companies to easily detect pathogens onsite while also allowing testing laboratories to scale their operations cost-effectively. Additionally, it utilizes molecular methods such as real-time PCR or nucleic acid amplification to achieve fast and accurate results, and it enhances the efficiency, reliability, and overall performance of pathogen testing in food and environmental samples.

In February 2024, SGS SA, a Switzerland-based testing, inspection, and certification company, partnered with NEMIS Technologies to enhance food safety testing capabilities in the UK by integrating rapid on-site screening for Listeria monocytogenes with accredited laboratory confirmation. Through this collaboration, SGS aims to expand its food safety service offerings and strengthen rapid pathogen detection capabilities, enabling food producers to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of their environmental monitoring programs. NEMIS Technologies AG is a Switzerland-based biotechnology company specializing in user-friendly, safe, and rapid on-site pathogen detection solutions for the food industry, including its N-Light platform for fast and sensitive microbiological testing in food processing environments.

Major companies operating in the food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market are Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Danaher Corporation, Merck KGaA, Agilent Technologies Inc., PerkinElmer Inc., bioMérieux S.A., Shimadzu Corporation, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Bruker Corporation, Qiagen N.V., Neogen Corporation, Hygiena LLC, R-Biopharm AG, Microbiologics Inc., BioControl Systems Inc., Zeulab S.L., CHROMagar Technologies, Roka BioScience, PathogenDx Corporation, Gold Standard Diagnostics Corp.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market in 2025. North America is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada.

The food pathogen safety testing equipment and supplies market consists of sales of sample preparation equipment, detection instruments, microbiological filters, culture media and reagents, and rapid test kits. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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