Tyl, Catrin
Grandal, Siri
Schneider, Sophia Chiara
Karlsnes, Gard Wigdahl
Tengstrand, Erik
Almli, Valérie Lengard
Koga, Shiori
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norges Forskningsråd
The Norwegian Fund for Research Fees for Agricultural Products
Nofima the food research institute
Article History
Received: 20 June 2025
Accepted: 31 December 2025
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: Not applicable. Nofima’s sensory panelists are employees hired for the sole task of sensory testing, and as such, protocols are standard and covered by contractual agreement. As such, we do not seek ethical approvement for every project. However, all research related activities performed at Nofima are regulated under the Research Ethics Act 2017, and shall be carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines from national and international advisory bodies, conventions, and agreements (cf. National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology (NENT), National Committee for Research Ethics in Social Sciences and the Humanities (NESH), the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE)/European Commission, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and ICMJE (the Vancouver Convention)). Also, there is compliance with ethical principles and Applicable international, EU, and national law (in particular, EU Directive 95/46/EC).
: The authors declare no competing interests.