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ASTM E2299-03

Historical Revision

Standard Guide for Sensory Evaluation of Products by Children and Minors

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1.1 This standard guide provides a framework for understanding the issues relating to conducting sensory and market research studies with children. It recommends and provides examples for developing ethical, safe, and valid testing methods. It focuses specifically on the concerns relevant to testing with children from birth through preadolescence. The guide assumes that teens older than 15 years of age are generally capable of performing sensory tests like adults, and therefore, all standard procedures used with adult subjects apply. The one exception, however, is legal consent where parental permission should be obtained for anyone under 18 years of age.

1.2 The guide will take into account the wide range of children's physical, emotional, and cognitive levels of development. It will prove useful for developing tasks that are understandable to children. It recommends alternative modes for children to communicate their opinions or perceptions back to the researcher, such as appropriate scales and measures.

1.3 The ethical standard presented in this document should be viewed as a minimum requirement for testing with minors. The safety and protection of children as respondents, as well as an attitude of respect for the value of their input should be of primary concern to the researcher.

1.4 The considerations raised in this document may also be useful when testing with the elderly or with adults who have developmental handicaps.

1.5 This document is not intended to be a complete description of reliable sensory testing techniques and methodologies. It focuses instead on special considerations for the specific application of sensory techniques when testing with children. It assumes knowledge of basic sensory and statistical analysis techniques.


SDO ASTM: ASTM International
Document Number E2299
Publication Date June 10, 2003
Language en - English
Page Count 12
Revision Level 03
Supercedes
Committee E18.05
Publish Date Document Id Type View
Oct. 1, 2013 E2299-13 Revision
Nov. 15, 2011 E2299-11 Revision
June 10, 2003 E2299-03 Revision
April 15, 2021 E2299-13R21 Reaffirmation