Canada Consumer Product Testing
 

What We Do…
The Consumer Product Testing Centre is part of the Food Processing Development Division of Alberta Agriculture and Food. We work with Alberta’s agri-food industry to develop new food products and processes that help add value to Alberta’s agricultural commodities.

We are located in downtown Edmonton (in the Capital Health Centre) and are looking for consumers between the ages of 18-65 to help evaluate some of these new food products. We have a database of people who currently participate in taste panels and we would like to invite you to become involved. If you are eligible, we pay an honorarium of $10 to $25, depending on how long the panel will take and the type of product that is evaluated. Some groups use the honorarium to fundraise for charities or other events.

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Here's What’s Involved:

Fill out a confidential registration form so we can contact you about upcoming panels
Due to strict policy, we cannot take panellists with allergies to the following foods: nuts, seeds, eggs, milk, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat or sulphites
Consumers fitting the panel demographic requirements will be contacted, and if available booked for an appointment at our discretion
Ingredient listings of the products will always be provided for you to review before you begin
Using a computer program, there will be a simple questionnaire for you to fill out for each sample you evaluate
Panels usually require 10-30 minutes to complete
Panel participation is normally limited to 3-4 times a year
Occasionally we conduct home-use tests that allow panellists to evaluate products in the comfort of their own home
Panellist Do’s and Don’ts

Do:
Be on time
Let us know in advance if you will be late or unable to attend
Turn your cell phone off upon arrival
Ask questions if you have any
Spread the word; we are always looking for new panellists
Don't:
Eat or smoke thirty minutes before your panel time
Wear excessive amounts of perfume/cologne/body spray
Talk with other panellists during the evaluation
Bring children who cannot be left unsupervised
Our registation form is available as a 117K PDF or as a downloadable Word document

Please send registration to:

Consumer Product Testing Centre
#106, 10030-107 St
Edmonton, AB T5J 3E4
Email: cptc@gov.ab.ca
Fax: 780-415-6270
Phone: 780-415-6268