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Who eats seaweed? Barriers and motivations in Japan versus the United Kingdom 谁吃海藻？日本和英国的障碍和动机

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105650

Steven David Pickering , Mana Iwasaki , Gadis Masita , Alexandra Roskam , Martin Ejnar Hansen , Yosuke Sunahara

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Corrigendum to “When the music stops: Crossmodal effects of sounds on taste do not explain changes in liking” [Food Qual. Prefer. 131 (2025) 105576 “当音乐停止：声音对味觉的跨模态影响不能解释喜好的变化”的勘误表[食品质量，偏好，131 (2025)105576]

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105645

Johan Swahn , Asgeir Nilsen , Iuri Baptista

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From notice to decision: How does packaging color shape consumers' perception and purchase intention toward over-the-counter drugs 从通知到决定：包装颜色如何塑造消费者对非处方药的认知和购买意愿

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105642

Xingyuan Li , Haisheng Liang , Jing Wang , Wei Liu

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What options do children choose for their school lunch? Time-series and cluster analyses of food choice data from a primary school in England 孩子们会选择什么样的学校午餐？英国一所小学食物选择数据的时间序列和聚类分析

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105648

Inès François , Matthew Homer , Hannah Ensaff

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Consumer perceptions of nutrition labeling on alcoholic beverages 消费者对酒精饮料营养标签的认知

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105644

Aaron J. Staples

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Greener plates ahead: why young americans are ditching traditional meat for plant-based alternatives 更环保的餐盘：为什么年轻的美国人正在放弃传统的肉类而选择植物性替代品

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105643

M. Omar Parvez , Imran Rahman , Demi Deng , Woo Gon Kim

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Food Neophobia mediates the variety but not the quality of food choices among adolescents 新食物恐惧症调节了青少年食物选择的种类，而不是质量

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105646

Lara Fontana , Isabella Endrizzi , Leonardo Menghi , Cinzia Franchini , Perla Degli Innocenti , Luana Bontempo , Flavia Gasperi

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Consumers' lay theories on food safety: Insights from a Q-methodology study 消费者的食品安全理论：来自q -方法论研究的见解

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105641

Khalid Joya, Ulrich R. Orth

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Impact of new octagonal front-of-pack labeling on purchasing probability of processed and ultra-processed foods in Colombia 新的八角形包装正面标签对哥伦比亚加工和超加工食品购买概率的影响

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105640

Henry Sebastian Rangel-Quinonez , Riccardo Vecchio , Luisa Fernanda Arenas-Estevez

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Do not push me to eat insects! Investigating consumer responses to fear appeal in the context of insect-based foods 别逼我吃昆虫！调查消费者对以昆虫为基础的食品的恐惧诉求的反应

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Food Quality and Preference Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105638

Zining Wang , Jaewoo Park

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