PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 2035936
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 2035936
Food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing is a scientific method that identifies the species or origin of food products by analyzing their DNA. It detects adulteration, mislabeling, or ingredient substitution, ensuring authenticity, safety, and regulatory compliance. This testing protects consumers, maintains brand integrity, and prevents financial losses caused by fraudulent practices.
The primary technologies of food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing include polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based testing, next-generation sequencing (NGS), DNA barcoding, isothermal amplification technologies, and other technologies. PCR-based testing amplifies specific DNA sequences to detect, identify, and verify food ingredient authenticity and detect adulteration. Workflows include in-house laboratory testing and outsourced testing services, targeting meat and meat products, dairy, cereals and grains, processed foods, fruits and vegetables, and others. Applications include species identification, genetically modified organism (GMO) testing, allergen detection, authentication, and others, serving food manufacturers, retailers, laboratories, regulatory bodies, and other end-users.
Tariffs on imported laboratory reagents, PCR kits, sequencing instruments, and molecular diagnostic equipment are impacting the food fraud DNA testing market by increasing operational costs for laboratories and food manufacturers. Segments such as PCR-based testing and next-generation sequencing are particularly affected due to their reliance on imported consumables and advanced instruments. Regions dependent on international biotech supply chains, including North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, face higher procurement expenses. However, tariffs are also encouraging domestic production of reagents and testing kits, fostering local biotechnology innovation and strengthening regional supply chain resilience.
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The food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.45 billion in 2025 to $1.56 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising incidents of food adulteration, increasing regulatory enforcement for food labeling, growth in global food trade, expansion of molecular biology techniques, rising consumer awareness about food authenticity.
The food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.1 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing demand for transparent food supply chains, increasing adoption of NGS technologies, expansion of GMO and allergen testing requirements, rising investment in food safety infrastructure, demand for rapid and portable DNA testing solutions. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of PCR-based authentication testing, growing demand for species-level identification in meat products, expansion of outsourced DNA testing services, rising implementation of real-time testing workflows, development of multiplex DNA testing panels.
The rising concerns regarding food safety are anticipated to drive the growth of the food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market in the coming years. Concerns over food safety pertain to the increasing awareness and apprehension about contamination, adulteration, and hygiene issues in food products that may threaten consumer health. The growing focus on food safety is fueled by the globalization of food supply chains, which heightens the risk of contamination across multiple stages of production, processing, and distribution, complicating traceability and quality control. Food fraud DNA testing improves food safety by accurately identifying species, detecting adulteration, and ensuring ingredient authenticity and traceability to prevent contamination, mislabeling, and allergen risks. For example, in December 2024, as reported by the European Food Safety Authority, an Italy-based government agency, in 2023, there were 148,181 cases of campylobacteriosis, equating to 45.7 cases per 100,000 people, marking a 4.3% rise in the notification rate compared to 2022. Hence, the growing concerns over food safety are driving the expansion of the food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market.
Leading companies operating in the food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market are focusing on developing advanced solutions, such as rapid DNA-based speciation kits, to ensure food integrity, combat food fraud, and enhance supply chain traceability. Rapid DNA-based speciation kits refer to ready-to-use kits that allow quick identification of the species origin of biological samples using DNA analysis. For example, in April 2023, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., a US-based manufacturing company, launched an ID-Check Speciation Solution. It is a real-time PCR testing method featuring ready-to-use kits that target mitochondrial DNA to detect species like bovine, chicken, duck, goat, horse, sheep, swine, and turkey in food, feed, and environmental samples. The kits include a duplex detection system with an internal amplification control to prevent false negatives and offer remarkable sensitivity, achieving detection limits as low as 0.001% (0.01% for chicken and swine) in under two hours, enabling rapid and accurate verification of raw materials and production line cleaning processes for quality assurance personnel.
In November 2023, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc, a UK-based technology company, collaborated with WeNou to advance real-time genomic sequencing solutions. Through this collaboration, Oxford Nanopore Technologies and WeNou plan to develop and commercialize the first rapid, portable nanopore sequencing test for untargeted DNA-based food authenticity verification, enabling detection of food fraud across multiple species in complex samples. WeNou is a Portugal-based biotechnology company focused on DNA-based food authenticity and safety testing using next-generation sequencing (NGS).
Major companies operating in the food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) testing market are STC Group, SGS Societe Generale de Surveillance SA, Bureau Veritas SA, Intertek Group plc, ALS Limited, NSF International, LGC Limited, AsureQuality Limited, Fera Science Limited, Microbac Laboratories Inc., Symbio Laboratories, Envirologix Inc., IdentiGEN Limited, FoodChain ID Group Inc., Clear Labs Inc., Bio-Check Ltd., Food Forensics Ltd., AES-INTEC Pvt. Ltd., AttoDNA Limited, QACSFOOD.
North America was the largest region in the food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) testing market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) testing market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as species authentication testing, ingredient verification, allergen detection, contamination analysis, supply chain traceability services, outsourced laboratory testing, rapid on-site DNA testing, and data analysis and interpretation services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The food fraud deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing market also includes sales of rapid DNA-based speciation kits, PCR reagents and consumables, DNA extraction kits, portable sequencing devices, laboratory-grade DNA sequencers, and assay kits for species and ingredient identification. 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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