X-Ray Food Inspection Equipment Market Report 2026

The x-ray food inspection equipment market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $2.03 billion in 2025 to $2.23 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to stricter food safety regulations, expansion of packaged food production, increasing automation in food processing plants, rising contamination control requirements, growth in global food trade.

The x-ray food inspection equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.22 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of ai-driven inspection, rising investments in smart food factories, expansion of ready-to-eat food segments, growing focus on zero-defect manufacturing, increasing demand for traceability and compliance. Major trends in the forecast period include advanced adoption of automated x-ray inspection systems, increasing focus on high-resolution contaminant detection, rising integration of ai-based image processing, expansion of inline food inspection capabilities, growing demand for multi-format packaging inspection.

The increasing health impact of food contamination is expected to drive the growth of the X-ray food inspection equipment market in the coming years. Food contamination refers to the presence of harmful biological, chemical, or physical agents in food that can cause illness or injury. The rising health impact is fueled by more severe cases, higher hospitalization rates, and recurring pathogen-related incidents reported across food supply chains. X-ray food inspection equipment is employed to detect and remove physical contaminants in food products by scanning for foreign objects inside sealed packages. For example, in December 2024, the European Food Safety Authority, an Italy-based government agency, reported that the EU recorded 52,127 foodborne illness cases, 2,894 hospitalizations, and 65 deaths in 2023, reflecting a significant increase in severe outcomes compared with 2022. Therefore, the growing health impact of food contamination is driving demand for X-ray food inspection equipment.

Market trends indicate that the integration of advanced X-ray inspection systems is enhancing contaminant detection in food processing. High-sensitivity, multi-format X-ray systems, including sanitary inline scanners for packaged, bulk, and frozen food, are being developed to improve detection accuracy, increase throughput, and support stricter food safety compliance. Sanitary inline X-ray scanners are automated units installed on processing lines that use optimized X-ray energy and real-time imaging software to identify contaminants such as metal, bone, stone, glass, and dense plastics while also verifying product and package integrity. For instance, in February 2024, a US-based food-safety equipment company introduced its RMI 400 X-ray inspection system at the Seafood Expo North America. The system can detect contaminants as small as 0.5 mm, supports multi-format inspection for frozen blocks, bulk flow, pouches, glass jars, and metal cans, and features a hygienic, easy-clean design that enhances sanitation and reduces downtime, promoting broader adoption of advanced X-ray inspection technologies globally.

In March 2025, a US-based provider of off-line foreign material inspection services partnered with an Italy-based CT scanning solutions provider to enhance its technological capabilities. The collaboration integrates advanced CT scanning systems to improve detection accuracy for hard-to-identify contaminants and expand high-precision inspection services across nationwide facilities. The Italy-based partner offers 360-degree real-time CT scanning solutions capable of identifying complex contaminants such as thin wire, dense rubber, and plastic materials.

Major companies operating in the x-ray food inspection equipment market are Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Mettler-Toledo International Inc., Ishida Co., Ltd., Anritsu Corporation, Multivac Group, Loma Systems, Sesotec GmbH, Minebea Intec GmbH, Mesutronic Gerätebau GmbH, Eagle Product Inspection, Fortress Technology Inc., Antares Vision S.p.A., Shimadzu Corporation, Nikon Corporation, Comet Group, Mekitec Group, Techik Instrument (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Raytec Vision, SF Engineering, Eriez Manufacturing Co., VisiConsult X-ray Systems, North Star Imaging.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the x-ray food inspection equipment market in 2025. The regions covered in the x-ray food inspection equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the x-ray food inspection equipment market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The x-ray food inspection equipment market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as quality control, verification of product integrity, preventive maintenance, and compliance with safety standards. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The x-ray food inspection equipment market also includes sales of control units, detector systems, X-ray sources, and conveyor systems. 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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