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BS EN ISO 8586:2023

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Sensory analysis. Selection and training of sensory assessors

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BSI 2023 50
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This document specifies criteria for the selection of and procedures for the training of trained sensory assessors and expert sensory assessors for food and beverages, as well as home and personal care products. It is applicable to all industries concerned with the evaluation of products by the sense organs. This document supplements the information given in ISO 6658.

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2 undefined
4 European foreword
Endorsement notice
7 Foreword
9 Introduction
11 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
12 4 Recruitment and preselection of subjects
4.1 General
14 4.2 Recruitment
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Recruitment conditions
4.2.3 Types of recruitment
15 4.2.4 Advantages and disadvantages of internal and external recruitment
16 4.2.5 Number of persons to be selected
17 4.3 Background information and preselection
4.3.1 Initial aspects
4.3.2 Health and psychological criteria
18 4.3.3 Other factors
5 Sensory screening
5.1 General
5.2 Types of screening tests
19 5.3 Colour vision
5.4 Ageusia and anosmia
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Ageusia
20 5.4.3 Odour recognition test
21 5.5 Texture
5.5.1 General
22 5.5.2 Analysis and interpretation of results
5.6 Hearing
5.7 Descriptive ability
23 5.8 Selection of trainees
6 Training of sensory assessors
6.1 Principle
6.2 General
24 6.3 Assessment procedure
25 6.4 Training exercises
6.4.1 Tests for detection of a stimulus
26 6.4.2 Tests for discrimination between levels of intensity of a stimulus
27 6.4.3 Descriptive ability
30 6.4.4 Training in the use of scales
32 6.5 Specific product training
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Discrimination assessment
6.5.3 Descriptive assessment
33 6.6 Particular methods training
6.6.1 Principle
6.6.2 Discrimination assessments
6.6.3 Ranking assessment
6.6.4 Rating and scoring
6.6.5 Descriptive sensory analysis
34 6.7 Practice
7 Validation of sensory panel performance and training effectiveness
35 8 Management and follow-up of the group
8.1 Motivation
8.2 Maintaining of skills
8.3 Renewal
36 8.4 Retraining
8.5 Additional training
37 Annex A (informative) Alternative colour screening procedure
39 Annex B (informative) Recognition of difference in textures
40 Annex C (informative) Cleansers and palate cleansers
42 Annex D (informative) Examples of most common scales
43 Annex E (informative) Example of a scaling exercise
45 Annex F (informative) Example of a ranking and then rating using scales
46 Annex G (informative) Example of a scaling test with two standards
47 Bibliography
BS EN ISO 8586:2023
$189.07