About Us:

St. Croix Sensory is an industry-leading sensory evaluation laboratory headquartered in the St. Croix River Valley of Minnesota.

Founded in 1980, Charles McGinley established McGinley Associates, PA, an environmental pollution control consulting business, with specific expertise and focus on control of nuisance odours.

In 1993, with the direction of Donna McGinley, St. Croix Sensory was formed as an independent, third-party odour laboratory providing accurate measurement of odour perception. St. Croix Sensory’s influence on the environmental industry grew with the development of the AC’SCENT Laboratory Olfactometer in the 1990’s and the Nasal Ranger® Field Olfactometer in the early 2000’s, providing key advancements in odour measurement.

In 2020, leadership of St. Croix Sensory transferred to Michael McGinley, Chuck and Donna’s son. Under Mike’s direction, the company has expanded sensory testing services and began offering analytical testing of chemical odorants.

In 2023, St. Croix Sensory opened its first international office in Toronto, Ontario, providing the first independent odour laboratory in Canada.

St. Croix Sensory’s laboratories specialize in sensory testing of environmental samples, commercial products, and materials. Additionally, St. Croix Sensory manufactures and markets state-of-the-art odour sampling and measurement equipment. The products we represent set the standard in the sensory testing industry.

St. Croix Sensory is dedicated to providing and maintaining the highest standard of quality for all laboratory services and manufactured products.  St. Croix Sensory maintains a professional practice that continually reviews ASTM International, CEN (European) and ISO methods. Our quality control practices ensure quality is met from receiving of materials and samples to the finished products and final reports delivered to our customers.

Mission Statement:

St. Croix Sensory is a laboratory dedicated to practicing state-of-the-art sensory evaluation and to advancing the science of sensory perception. We are a family owned and operated business providing our clients with personal customer service, flexible scheduling, and timely results. Our focus is to provide the best professional services available to make your project or product a success.