This month of September has being quite productive in terms of official standards related to odours published around the world. We would normally go one by one in different articles. Each of these new standards from Germany, Italy and USA, have a long story and development behind, but since we are in a rushing society with no time for reading extensive reports, here is our summary.
A few standards from UNI (Italy), ASTM (USA), and VDI (Germany) related to odour management, are published or about to be published and all of this, is happening in the month of September. Isn't' that wonderful? So here we go with this recap on new standards on odours around the world!
The next meeting on odour annoyance mapping by using citizen science will take place next 18th of September This is the fourth meeting of the group of experts but it will be the first face-to-face session. The group will continue the work done focusing on the way to link odour and annoyance. 
Another ASTM standard on odours is recently baked and now is available for download. Odour control is one of the top performance criteria in a variety of disposable absorbent hygiene articles, including nappies, adult incontinence products, feminine care products, and pet pads. Additionally, odours of the unused product themselves are often a concern of the consumer. Regardless of the specific product and its application, there are common sample preparation and sensory assessment techniques that may be employed to test product odours and malodour control performance.