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Many products can come in contact with drinking water during various stages of its treatment and delivery. This contact can have taste and odor implications that will be addressed in a proposed new ASTM International standard, WK21784 , Practice for Assessing Flavor of Drinking Water. Subcommittee E18.06 on Food and Beverage Evaluation, a part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products is working on a proposed new standard that will provide sensory professionals with guidelines for developing, selecting and using scales in the context of sensory experiments and consumer research. WK19660 , Guide for Developing and Using Appropriate Scales, is being developed by Subcommittee E18.04 on Fundamentals…
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All interested parties are invited to participate in a new task group on instrument test results for sensory evaluation of consumer products, including food and cosmetics. The new task group will be part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation and will meet during the E18 meetings at April committee week in Anaheim, Calif. “Our goal at this meeting will be to recruit members,…
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Since 1998, when ASTM International Committee F05 on Business Imaging Products first approved standard F 1856 , Practice for Determining Toner Usage for Printer Cartridges, there has been a rapid increase in the use of color in office printing. In order to address this important change, Subcommittee F05.04 on Electrostatic Imaging Products has developed F 2632 , Practice for Determining the Toner…
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ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings has recently approved a revision of one of its most important standards, B 633 , Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on Iron and Steel. B 633 is under the jurisdiction of Task Group B08.08.04 on Soft Metals, which is part of Subcommittee B08.08 on Metallic Coatings. Zinc coatings are used to provide a sacrificial…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation has been working on developing a series of widely used, fundamental discrimination tests into ASTM International standards. Some of these tests that are now approved standards include E2263 , Standard Test Method for Paired Preference Test, E 2139, Test Method for Same-Different Test, and E 1885 , Test Method for Sensory Analysis-Triangle…
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The ability to determine the number of pages an ink jet printer cartridge will print in its lifetime is essential for anyone who manufactures or remanufactures them. A new ASTM International standard, F 2555 , Practice for Determining Page Yield of Ink Jet Printer Cartridges — Continuous Printing Method, has been developed to aid in this endeavor. Practice F 2555 is under the jurisdiction of…
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ASTM International Committee F05 on Business Imaging Products is currently seeking participation in the development of proposed new standards under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F05.07 on Ink Jet Imaging Products. Users, original equipment manufacturers and ink producers are needed to assist in the following task groups: F05.07.01 This task group is working on developing a user-friendly…
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If you are a user of ASTM B 456, Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Copper Plus Nickel Plus Chromium and Nick Plus Chromium, ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings would like to hear from you. B 456 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee B08.08.03 on Decorative Coatings. "Subcommittee B08.08.03 has received reports that some users are experiencing…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products is currently working on a proposed new standard, WK8435, Practice/Guide for Measuring and Tracking Sensory Descriptive Panel and Panelist Performance. WK8435 will be used to assist sensory professionals in selecting, screening, and identifying training needs for new and existing panels and assessors. In addition,…