The study was also criticized by the European Society of Toxicologic Pathology, which expressed shock at the way the rats in the study were treated and questioned whether the study was legal to perform under European law.
该研究还受到欧洲毒理学病理学学会的批评，该学会对研究中老鼠的处置方式表示震惊，并质疑该研究在欧洲法律下是否合法。