What are CO2 Flavour Standards?

FlavorActiV’s GMP-certified CO2 Flavour Standards are pharmaceutical-grade sensory reference materials used by beverage producers, QA teams, and sensory scientists to train tasters to detect specific off-flavours and taints that can be introduced into carbonated drinks through contaminated food-grade carbon dioxide. The 14 individual references cover the most commercially significant CO2 contaminants — sulphur compounds, hydrocarbons, fermentation-derived organics, and packaging-derived taints — enabling sensory panels to identify CO2 quality failures before they reach the finished product.