Sensory quality control for food certification: A case study on wine. Panel training and qualification, method validation and monitoring

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 542-548

  Etaio, I ^a   Albisu, M ^a   Ojeda, M ^a   Gil, P F ^a   Salmeron J ^a   Perez Elortondo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Method accreditation; Method validation; Panel training and monitoring; Sensory quality control

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549162058     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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