19 Facts About Pusztai affair

Protein scientist Arpad Pusztai affair went public with the initial results of unpublished research he was conducting at the Rowett Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland, investigating the possible effects of genetically modified potatoes upon rats.

Pusztai affair claimed that the genetically modified potatoes had stunted growth and repressed the rats' immune systems while thickening their gut mucosa.

Pusztai affair was suspended and misconduct procedures were used to seize his data and ban him from speaking publicly.

The institute did not renew his annual contract and Pusztai affair was criticized by the British Royal Society and some other scientists for making an announcement before his experiment was complete or peer-reviewed and for the experiment's design, methodology and analysis.

In earlier ten-day feeding trials on GNA-fed rats, Pusztai affair concluded that they did not significantly affect growth, despite some hypertrophy of the small intestine and a slight decrease of gut enzyme activity.

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Pusztai affair claimed that these differences were reason enough to discontinue further experimentation.

Pusztai affair was given permission to do the interview by Rowett Institute Director Philip James.

Pusztai affair later said that at the time of the interview he was not sure if he should reveal results from experiments that had not been completed and did not think the programme would be hostile toward genetically modified food.

Pusztai affair estimated that the experiments were 99 percent complete when the interview was conducted.

Pusztai affair said that the rats in his experiments suffered stunted growth and had suppressed immune systems and that more safety research was required.

Pusztai affair said, "If you gave me the choice now, I wouldn't eat it" and it was "very, very unfair to use our fellow citizens as guinea pigs".

Pusztai affair eventually suspended Pusztai, used misconduct procedures to seize his data, banned him from speaking publicly and did not renew his annual contract.

Pusztai affair had mentioned two lines of genetically modified potatoes, meaning the two GNA lines, and this was reported by the media.

Pusztai affair claimed that he had not seen the press releases before they went out and had no opportunity to correct the mistake.

James says that he drafted it and Pusztai affair rewrote one section, but did not see the final copy.

Pusztai affair responded by saying the reviewers had reviewed only internal Rowett reports, which did not include the design or methodology of the experiments.

The study, which used data held by Ewen, who was not subject to the veto of Pusztai affair's work, reported significant differences in thickness of the gut epithelium between control and test subjects, but did not mention growth or immunity problems.

Pusztai affair responded to these criticisms by saying that all the experimental diets had the same protein and energy content, and that the food intake of all rats was the same.

In 2005 Pusztai affair was given a whistleblower award from the Federation of German Scientists.