Food analysis services and testing kits

Food manufacturers, importers, traders, distributors, retailers, restaurants, meal providers, Companies and organizations that produces or processes agricultural produce, fishery products, and Livestock products, food inspection/analysis service providers, and food inspection kit manufacturers/distributors

I   Governmental Activities regarding Food Safety

1. Higher Consciousness towards Health and Food Safety
2. Governmental Actions

1. Food Safety Administration in Japan
2. Activities at Ministry of Health、Labour and Welfare

• Occurrence of food poisoning
• Attempts to secure safety in imported foods
• Rules and regulations regarding food additives
• Priority items regarding food safety

3. Activities at Ministry of Agriculture、Forestry and Fisheries

• Attempts against toxic chemical substances
• Priority items regarding food safety

4. Activities at Consumer Affairs Agency

• Mandatory display of nutritional components
• Changes in displaying allergy
• Establishment of Foods with Function Claims System
• Labelling requirements of origin and material regarding processed food

3. Current Status and Future Direction of Food Safety Management Systems

1. HACCP
2. From ISO22000 to FSSC22000, There may be some certification schemes from Japan
3. Traceability
4. GMP

4. Topics in the Food Analysis Service and Testing Kits Market

1. DNA testing
2. Tasty analysis

II   Trends of Food Analysis Service Market

1. Trends of Service Providers

1. Registered Inspection Body for Food Sanitation Law
2. Overview of Food Testing/Analysis Service Business
3. Items and Sales at Food Testing/Analysis Service Providers
4. Industries using Food Testing/Analysis Service Providers and Sales Composition Ratio at the Service Providers
5. Challenges and Attempts at Food Testing/Analysis Service Providers and Future Market Perspectives

III   Trends of Food Testing Kit Market

1. Simple Medium Market
2. Poison (Mycotoxin/Shellfish Poison) Testing Kit Market
3. Allergenic Food Test Kit Market
4. Residual Antibacterial Substances Testing Kit Market (for Milk)
5. Histamin Testing Kit Market
6. ATP Wiping-off Testing Market

IV   Questionnaire to Enterprises regarding Food Safety Activities

1. Attempts taken to secure food safety (including ingredients)
2. Current status of food inspections
3. Simple food inspection kit (including simple medium)
4. Challenges in food inspection/analysis

Questionnaire Respondents:

• 16 Food manufacturers
• 3 Food Importers and traders
• 45 Companies and organizations that produces or processes agricultural produce, fishery products, and Livestock products
• 17 Distributors and Retailers
• 39 Restaurants/Meal providers, etc.

V   Profiles of Market Players/Organizations

• 11 Food Inspection/Analysis Contract Service Providers
• 9 Food Inspection Kit Manufacturers/Distributors