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A continuing interest among road authorities to improve highway safety has led to efforts to improve wet-night visibility of pavement markings, including a new ASTM International standard. ASTM E2832 , Test Method for Measuring the Coefficient of Retroreflected Luminance of Pavement Markings in a Standard Condition of Continuous Wetting (RL-2), was developed by Subcommittee E12.10 on…, ASTM Committee E12 Next Meeting:, Jan. 30-31, 2013, January committee week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Paul Carlson, Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas, Phone: 979-845-6004; paul-carlson@tamu.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9243
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A proposed new ASTM International guide will standardize sensory practices currently being used in the oral care products industry. The proposed standard, ASTM WK34772 , Guide for Sensory Evaluation of Oral Care Products, is being developed by Subcommittee E18.07 on Personal Care and Household Evaluation , which is part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and…
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Discovering how differences between two versions of a product will affect that product’s performance continues to be a challenge for sensory professionals. However, in the past 30 years, the testing method known as the Tetrad test has begun to emerge as a means of saving companies money by enabling more information to be extracted from smaller product tests. ASTM International Committee E18 on…, ASTM Committee E18 Next Meeting:, Nov. 1-4, 2011, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, John M. Ennis, The Institute for Perception, Richmond, Va., Phone: 804-675-2980; john.m.ennis@ifpress.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8898
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Wet blue and wet white are intermediate products used by tanneries that process natural hides and skins into leather. Natural fats and oils need to be largely removed from wet blue and wet white for leather processing to be done properly, but no standard had previously existed to evaluate the effectiveness of such removal. ASTM International Committee D31 on Leather has now developed such a…
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The proper selection of assessors can have a direct effect on the outcome of any sensory or consumer test. A proposed new ASTM International standard will help users determine appropriate assessors, give general guidelines for ways to select and recruit respondents, and list the benefits and drawbacks in selecting certain assessors. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK30847 , Guide for Selection of…
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Product selection is an important, though sometimes neglected, part of the consumer testing process. A proposed new ASTM standard will offer guidelines to bring clarity to this process. The proposed standard, ASTM WK30844 , Guide for Sampling of Product for Evaluation, is being developed by Subcommittee E18.04 on Fundamentals of Sensory, part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory…, ASTM Committee E18 Next Meeting:, April 12-14, 2011, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Julie Boutaghou, Boutaghou LLC, North Oaks, Minn., Phone: 651-788-5550; j ulieboutaghou@msn.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8751
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will help consumer goods developers and manufacturers in the evaluation of their products to ensure product quality, consumer satisfaction and marketing success. The proposed standard, ASTM WK29225 , Guide for Design and Execution of Sensory-Instrumental Correlation Studies, is being developed by a task group of Subcommittee E18.03 on Sensory Theory and…
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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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A request from the United States Navy was the impetus behind the development of a new ASTM International standard, E2630 , Test Method for Luminance Ratio of a Fluorescent Specimen Using a Narrow Band Source. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee E12.05 on Fluorescence, part of ASTM International Committee E12 on Color and Appearance. Richard Harold, consultant, Color and Appearance…
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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…