Romero, Noelia G.
Teixido, Elisabet
Guardia-Escote, Laia
Tresserra, Anna
Cañigueral, Salvador
Barenys, Marta
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)
Article History
Received: 27 November 2024
Accepted: 3 July 2025
First Online: 8 August 2025
Declarations
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: Given that the research plan involved collecting information from human subjects through personal interviews, approval was obtained from the Bioethics Committee of the University of Barcelona (approved by the Institutional Review Board, code: IRB00003099) on March 30th, 2020. Informed consent was requested from each participant, ensuring their freedom to decide whether or not to take part in the study, as well as to withdraw at any point if they so wished. To protect the privacy of participants and ensure data confidentiality, no names or personally identifiable information were disclosed. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.