Hossain, Mohammad Afzal
Hoque, Md. Mozammel
Ahmed, Monzur Morshed
Ahmed, Tanvir
Article History
Received: 17 October 2023
Accepted: 16 April 2024
First Online: 22 April 2024
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh, after the proposal was presented to the University Research Ethics Board. The present study did not involve any animal handling. The SUST Research Ethics Board (SREB) was informed before the milk samples were used for this study and confirmed approval was not required. Prior to participating in the sensory evaluation of yoghurt-like fermented milk, all panelists were provided with comprehensive information detailing the purpose, procedures, and potential implications of the study. Panelists were assured that their involvement was voluntary. Therefore, verbal informed consent was obtained from each sensory panelist before the sensory experiments were carried out as involving human voluntary participation. Moreover, our institute suggested that all ingredients used in the yoghurt-like fermented milk do not pose any health risk and have clean GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status. Therefore, as per the guidelines of the institute, no approval of the ethical committee is required for sensory evaluation.
: The authors declare no competing interests.