食品检测行业投资目前主要集中在检测仪器设备及配套试剂方面。中国在工商注册的正规食品加工企业有几十万家，除企业之外，各级食品和农产品质量监督检验机构、进出口检验检疫局、高校和科研机构都是检测仪器设备市场的主要客户。
At present, the investment in food testing industry is mainly concentrated in the detection equipment and supporting reagents. There are hundreds of thousands of formal food processing enterprises registered in industry and Commerce in China. In addition to enterprises, food and agricultural product quality supervision and inspection institutions at all levels, import and export inspection and quarantine bureaus, universities and scientific research institutions are the main customers in the market of testing instruments and equipment.
食品检测仪器的采购主要有常规理化分析仪器、快速筛查检测仪器、食品品质成分检测仪器，食品金属检测仪器 各类农药、兽药、食品添加剂、重金属、微生物等检测仪器，涉及种类繁多。其中既有快速筛查专用设备，也有可用于石化、环境、医药等多种领域的通用分析仪器，投资潜力不仅仅局限于食品安全一个领域。
The procurement of food detection instruments mainly includes conventional physical and chemical analysis instruments, rapid screening detection instruments, food quality components detection instruments, food metal detection instruments, various kinds of pesticides, veterinary drugs, food additives, heavy metals, microorganisms and other detection instruments, involving a wide range of types. Among them, there are not only special equipment for rapid screening, but also general analytical instruments for petrochemical, environmental, pharmaceutical and other fields. The investment potential is not limited to one area of food safety.