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MNBP Protocol for Organoleptic Analysis
As a result of the extensive guidelines for nonbeverage product formulation, organoleptic analysis to determine unfitness for beverage purposes should be rare. When used, it is for the purpose of determining whether the average person would mistake the product for an alcoholic beverage. Unlike tasting protocols for finished products, where the detection of slight variations or subtleties in flavor might be important, the determination of fitness for beverage purposes requires the panelist to consider if the product has flavor qualities that would prevent the average person from mistaking it for an alcoholic beverage.
Tasting protocol: Performed under ambient conditions
“This product was found to be unfit for beverage purposes. It was subjected to organoleptic analysis by a taste panel of ____ panelists, ____ of whom agreed on the determination.”
For example: “This product was found to be unfit for beverage purposes. It was subjected to organoleptic analysis by a taste panel of six (6) panelists, four (4) of whom agreed on the determination.”