Researchers with the EU-funded FOODSELFI project are taking food safety out of the lab and into the field. The goal is to develop a point-of-care device that provides the same level of results as a lab-based analysis, but that can be used directly in the field.
In 2016, the global food safety testing market was valued at well over EUR 11 million. Between 2018 and 2023, it is forecasted to grow by 7.2 % (CAGR). With numbers like these, it should come as no surprise that the food health and safety arena is a crowded one, with many large companies offering solutions to protect our food against pathogens, allergens and toxins. The problem, however, is that these devices require that the testing be done in a lab.
Further details: New device lets food industry monitor safety along entire value chain