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Sensory analysis - General guidance for the selection, training and monitoring of
assessors - Part 2: Expert sensory assessors (ISO 8586-2:2008)
Sensorische Analyse - Allgemeiner Leitfaden für die Auswahl, Schulung und
Überprüfung von Prüfpersonen - Teil 2: Sensoriker (ISO 8586-2:2008)
Analyse sensorielle - Lignes directrices générales pour la sélection, l'entraînement et le
contrôle des sujets - Partie 2: Sujets experts sensoriels (ISO 8586-2:2008)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8586-2:2008
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03.100.30 Vodenje ljudi Management of human
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67.240 6HQ]RULþQDDQDOL]D Sensory analysis
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 8586-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2008
ICS 67.240; 03.100.30

English Version
Sensory analysis - General guidance for the selection, training
and monitoring of assessors - Part 2: Expert sensory assessors
(ISO 8586-2:2008)
Analyse sensorielle - Lignes directrices générales pour la Sensorische Analyse - Allgemeiner Leitfaden für die
sélection, l'entraînement et le contrôle des sujets - Partie 2: Auswahl, Schulung und Überprüfung von Prüfpersonen -
Sujets experts sensoriels (ISO 8586-2:2008) Teil 2: Sensoriker (ISO 8586-2:2008)
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EN ISO 8586-2:2008 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3

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EN ISO 8586-2:2008 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 8586-2:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34 "Agricultural
food products" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/SS C01 “Food Products” the secretariat of
which is held by CMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by December 2008.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8586-2:2008 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 8586-2:2008 without any modification.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 8586-2
Second edition
2008-06-01

Sensory analysis — General guidance for
the selection, training and monitoring of
assessors —
Part 2:
Expert sensory assessors
Analyse sensorielle — Lignes directrices générales pour la sélection,
l'entraînement et le contrôle des sujets —
Partie 2: Sujets experts sensoriels




Reference number
ISO 8586-2:2008(E)
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ISO 8586-2:2008(E)
Foreword
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ISO 8586-2 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34, Food products, Subcommittee SC 12, Sensory
analysis.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 8586-2:1994), which has been technically
revised.
ISO 8586 consists of the following parts, under the general title Sensory analysis — General guidance for the
selection, training and monitoring of assessors:
⎯ Part 1: Selected assessors
⎯ Part 2: Expert sensory assessors
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ISO 8586-2:2008(E)
Introduction
Sensory assessment may be made by “assessors” (ISO 5492:2008, 1.5), “selected assessors”
(ISO 5492:2008, 1.6) and “expert sensory assessors” (ISO 5492:2008, 1.8). ISO 8586-1 specifies
requirements for the selection, training and monitoring of selected assessors. This part of ISO 8586 covers the
principles linked to selection, training and monitoring performance of expert sensory assessors.
This part of ISO 8586 does not deal with product experts or product-specialized experts, because their
specific know-how does not lie within sensory competence. However, a product expert or a product-
specialized expert who is trained as an expert sensory assessor can be considered as an expert sensory
assessor. This product-specialized expert can draw on additional knowledge gained in other fields, such as
knowledge of the product to be assessed, and process or marketing experience, in order to interpret sensory
data and make deductions.
An expert sensory assessor will have demonstrated particular acuity and reproducibility in panel work, and will
have developed a good long-term sensory memory, allowing reliable comparative judgements, when
necessary, in the absence of control samples.
Expert sensory assessors work as a panel which is managed by a panel leader. This panel leader is
responsible for the general monitoring of the group of expert sensory assessors and for their training. The
expert sensory assessors are not responsible for the choice of tests used, the presentation of the samples or
for the interpretation of results. These matters are the responsibility of the panel leader who also decides how
much information is given to the panel.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 8586-2:2008(E)

Sensory analysis — General guidance for the selection, training
and monitoring of assessors —
Part 2:
Expert sensory assessors
1 Scope
This part of ISO 8586 specifies criteria for choosing people with particular sensory skills from selected
assessors or from product, process or marketing specialists who themselves satisfy the selection criteria
specified in ISO 8586-1. It specifies principles and procedures for choosing them and expanding their
knowledge and abilities to the levels required of expert sensory assessors.
This part of ISO 8586 sets out requirements for expert sensory assessors to establish sensory profiles of
products and materials through the use of descriptors. Specific knowledge of products or materials by expert
sensory assessors is not necessary to fulfil these requirements.
This part of ISO 8586 supplements the information given in ISO 6658.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 5492:2008, Sensory analysis — Vocabulary
ISO 5725 (all parts), Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results
ISO 8586-1, Sensory analysis — General guidance for the selection, training and monitoring of assessors —
Part 1: Selected assessors
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 5492:2008 and the following apply.
3.1
sensory assessor
any person taking part in a sensory test
[ISO 5492:2008, 1.5]
3.2
selected assessor
assessor chosen for his/her ability to perform a sensory test
[ISO 5492:2008, 1.6]
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3.3
expert sensory assessor
selected assessor with a demonstrated sensory sensitivity and with considerable training and experience in
sensory testing, who is able to make consistent and repeatable sensory assessments of various products
[ISO 5492:2008, 1.8]
3.4
reproducibility
precision under reproducibility conditions
NOTE Reproducibility can be expressed quantitatively in terms of the dispersion characteristics of the results.
[ISO 3534-2:2006, 3.3.10]
3.5
reproducibility conditions
observation conditions where independent test/measurement results are o
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