PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT GUIDELINES FOR SENSORY EVALUATION LABORATORIES

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2 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT GUIDELINES FOR SENSORY EVALUATION LABORATORIES A manual sponsored by ASTM Committee E-18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 913 Jean Eggert, Kraft, Inc., and Katherine Zook, retired, Quaker Oats Company, editors ASTM Publication Code Number (PCN) b 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa

3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Physical requirement guidelines for sensory evaluation laboratories. (ASTM special technical publication; 913) "ASTM publication code number (PCN) " Includes bibliographies and index. 1. Sensory evaluation Laboratories Design and construction. I. Eggert, Jean. II. Zook, Katherine. III. ASTM Committee E-18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products. IV. Series. TH4652.P ' ISBN Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1986 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: NOTE The Society is not responsible, as a body, for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication. Printed in Mars, Pa. August 1986

4 Foreword and Acknowledgments This manual was developed to provide guidelines for defining, planning, and building appropriate laboratory facilities for sensory evaluation testing. Discussions of key elements required for a properly designed laboratory, as well as case studies and layouts of existing facilities, are included. Under the editorship of co-chairmen Jean Eggert and Katherine Zook, this publication represents the combined efforts of Task Force Group E of ASTM Committee E-18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products. Among the many contributing members were Jean Bloomquist, Geralyn Basinski, Carol Clark, Joyce Schultz Deupree, Lori Digiacomo, Betty Dunbar, Andy Dravnieks, Jackie Erhardt, Carol Gardze, Marianne Gillette, Bob Hootman, Beth Prevost, Margaret Savoca, Lisa Schreck, Mary Sheppard, Debbie Moe Smith, Herbert Stone, Fred Sullivan, and Katy Word. Special recognition is also given to those companies supporting this undertaking through permission to include layouts or photographs of their sensory evaluation laboratories. These credits belong to: Avon Products, Inc.; Firmenich, Inc.; Hilltop Research Company; IIT Research Institute and The Institute of Olfactory Science; International Flavors and Fragrances; Kraft, Inc.; McCormick and Company, Inc.; Ralston Purina Company; Reynolds Tobacco Company; Ross Laboratories and Company, Inc.; Tragon Corporation; and The Quaker Oats Company.

5 ASTM Editorial Staff Allan S. Kleinberg Janet R. Schroeder Kathleen A. Greene Bill Benzing

6 Related ASTM Publications Selected Sensory Methods: Problems and Approaches to Measuring Hedonics, STP 773 (1982), Guidelines for the Selection and Training of Sensory Panel Members, STP 758 (1981), Manual on Consumer Sensory Evaluation, STP 682 (1979), Correlating Sensory Objective Measurements, STP 594 (1976), Manual on Sensory Testing Methods, STP 434 (1968), Basic Principles of Sensory Evaluation, STP 433 (1968),

7 Contents Foreword and Acknowledgments iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Definuig Your Laboratory Needs 2 Introduction 2 Strategy Development 2 Testing Needs 2 Space 2 Location 2 Staff and Support Services 2 Testing Orientation 2 Chapter 3 General Planning Considerations 4 Management Support 4 Location 4 Space Requirements 4 Environmental Aspects 4 Construction 5 Costs 5' Laboratory Design 5 Chapter 4 Specific Planning Considerations 6 Panel Booth Testing Area 6 Descriptive Training/Testing Area 16 Sample Preparation Area 17 Sample Serving Area 17 Reception Area 17 Treat Area 19 Storage Area 19 Office Area 19 Special Odor Test Facilities 20 Chapter 5 Materials and Equipment Selection 21 Materials 21 Equipment 22 Chapter 6 Case Studies and Layouts 24 Food and Beverage Companies 24 Laboratory A 24 Specialty Food Company m2 (2720 ft^)

8 Laboratory B 27 Food Company m^ (2230 ft^) Laboratory C 29 Food and Pharmaceutical Company and Offices m^ (2040 ft^) Laboratory D 32 Food Company 36.2 m^ (390 ft^) Flavor and Fragrance Companies 33 Laboratory E 33 Flavor and Fragrance Company Sensory Testing Center m^ (1800 ft^) Laboratory F 35 Flavor and Fragrance Company 72.5 m^ (780 ft^) Non-Food Companies 37 Laboratory G 37 Personal Care Products Company m^ (4600 ft^) Laboratory H 41 Tobacco Products Company m^ (1800 ft^) Laboratory I 43 Odor Evaluation Institute and Laboratory 48.1 m^ (518 ft^) Consumer Market Research Company 45 Laboratory J 45 Contract Research Company and Laboratory m^ (3000 ft^) Chapter 7 Facilities Planning Worksheets 48 Bibliography 54

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