Production

Sensory analysis does not stop after the  product has been developed and is being produced routinely. However, it is critical that products continue to be analyzed to ensure the finished goods are consistently manufactured to design criteria and that the product profile does not "drift" over time.
 
Typically, products and packages are inspected shortly after production in what is sometimes called a sample-cutting meeting. Persons involved in evaluating freshly made products must become familiar with how products with varying characteristics age during their expected shelf life. Traditional difference and / or variation testing should be conducted on a routine basis for quality assurance purposes. At this point, shelf-life testing should be conducted to ensure the product meets specifications till the end of its declared shelf life.

The entire discussion so far has been summed up in points to remember. Read them carefully. Next, answer the check your progress exercise to recapitulate what you have learnt so far.