The Food Sensory Evaluation Center is a teaching, research and consultancy facility that provides sensory analysis and aims in developing and upholding standards in sensory analysis, including those related to sensory education and safe and ethical sensory testing. Sensory analysis are used by manufacturers, agencies and academics to facilitate consistent, reliable and safe sensory testing of products.

Sensory analysis can be used for quality control, determining shelf life, gauging the readiness for product launch, assessing product success, flavour profiling, and identifying the attributes driving consumer preferences. Evaluation and monitoring of product quality is an important application area for sensory analysis.