No.3158
Corporate Questionnaire on Food Safety Measures: Key Research Findings 2022
All Responding Companies State They Practice Food Sanitation and Food Safety Training on Employees Comprehensively to Ensure Food Safety - Corporate Questionnaire
Yano Research Institute (the President, Takashi Mizukoshi) has conducted a corporate questionnaire on the food analysis service and test kits market in Japan for FY2022, and found out the trends at leading domestic market players and actual status of attempts by/challenges at food-related businesses.
This press release announces the findings from the corporate questionnaire to food/beverage manufacturers, food services, food processors for ready-to-eat meals, and meal service providers, regarding their food safety measures.
Summary of Research Findings
The corporate questionnaire was carried out in September 2022 to food-related businesses that use food inspection/analysis services and/or food testing kits, to observe their food safety measures, implementation status of various food inspections, outsourcing status, use status of rapid test kits, status of visual inspection (appearance check), as well as their challenges and demand. A total of 100 domestic major businesses responded, which include food/beverage manufacturers, food services, food processing services for ready-to-eat meals, and meal services.
According to the results of the questionnaire, all businesses (100%) stated that they “practice food sanitation at food production sites/distribution/retail and food safety training on employees comprehensively” to ensure food safety. It also revealed that “inspection on raw materials and products (food)” is done at 99.0% of the respondents, and “introduction of food safety management system” is set in place at 97.0% of the respondents. The result confirmed that the COVID-19 crisis has increased awareness for food sanitation at businesses, and therefore they have established a system to manage food safety and conduct various types of inspections thoroughly.
Noteworthy Topics
Current Status of Food Analysis Services and Food Test Kits Businesses
As online-style business started during the pandemic has taken root in food inspection/analysis services and the situation coincided with the HACCP institutionalization, business of HACCP-related workshops and seminar stayed strong. In addition, inspection and audit services on food sanitation at food production sites and stores, including use of rapid test kits, are growing. There is also a sign of recovery in export-related demand, which had been temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although the characteristics of food testing kits differ one from another depending on the test object, sales growth is seen across the market. Compared to the positive impact of surging demand for ATP (adenosine triphosphate) swab tests in the field of cleaning services as a sanitary control measure, the negative influence of the COVID-19 was generally trivial to this market.
Research Outline
2.Research Object： Food inspection/analysis service providers, food test kit makers/distributors, user companies of food inspection/analysis services and/or test kits, AI-based food inspection solution vendors
3.Research Methogology： Face-to-face interviews by our expert researchers (including online interviews), business survey via telephone, and literature research
Food Analysis Services and Food Testing Kits Business
Food analysis service refers to the services provided by testing institutions, which includes various food inspections and analysis. Institution that is licensed to ensure food safety on behalf of government agencies is called registered inspection body. In accordance with the revision of the Food Safety Act 2003, private enterprises became eligible to register as the inspection body, and thus the range of tests to be handled at these institutions have expanded. In addition to the registered inspection bodies governed by the Food Sanitation Act (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare), there are also other registered testing institutions governed by the Health Promotion Act (Consumer Affairs Agency) and the Act on Facilitating the Export of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Products and Food (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries).
The food testing kit refers to a rapid test kit to check if the food contains microorganisms (various kinds of bacteria, etc.) or allergens. In this research, it refers to test kits used to detect pathogenic microorganisms, poison (mycotoxin), food allergens, residual antibacterial substances (for milk), histamine, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
＜Products and Services in the Market＞
Various food inspection/analysis services and food test kits (targeted to detect pathogenic microorganisms, poison [mycotoxin], food allergens, residual antibacterial substances [for milk], histamine, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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