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Received: 6 January 2025

Revised: 1 April 2026

Accepted: 7 April 2026

First Online: 7 May 2026

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: Participants gave informed consent via the statement “I am aware that my responses are confidential, and I agree to participate in this survey” where an affirmative reply was required to enter the survey. They were able to withdraw from the survey at any time without giving a reason. The products tested were safe for consumption. The study was explained to consumers in the online questionnaire. They were informed that they would participate in the survey using their personal smart phone, that all data will be de-identified and only reported in the aggregate. All participants acknowledged an informed consent statement in order to participate in the study.

: The authors does not have any competing interests as defined by Elsevier, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper. All authors agreed to the contents of the manuscript. There is no conflict of interest to report.

: The content of the manuscript solely belong to the authors. The authors declare that the manuscript does not make use of AI tool for the same.