This study analyzes the US market for food safety products by type (disinfection, diagnostic, preservatives, smart labels and tags, and software) and market (food processing plants; foodservice establishments; retail, wholesale and distribution operations; farms; and the government).
Disinfection products include both disinfectants and sanitizers, as well as disinfection equipment.
Diagnostic products include test kits and regents, as well as sensors and detectors, but not analytical instruments.
Smart label and tag demand is restricted to the labels and tags only; printing equipment and readers are not included.
Likewise, software demand does not include computer equipment or other data input and output devices.
Other products such as uniforms, color coded utensils and storage containers, hairnets and gloves, hand soap, dish detergent, general purpose cleaners, dishwashing equipment and refrigeration equipment have all been excluded to better focus on the products being covered.
For the purposes of this study, food safety product demand arising from milk and dairy product processing done on the farm is counted in the farm market.
Similarly, testing done at grain silos has been counted at the farm level, rather than in distribution.
In the foodservice market, disinfection equipment such as ovens and dishwashers are not included as they are considered integral to the business even from a non-food safety standpoint.
The same is true of hand soap and dishwashing detergents.
Preservatives are not used in foodservice establishments, and software demand has been counted in the wholesale/distribution market.