 At the time...only a handful of scientists worldwide, estimated to be no more than eight-to-ten, knew of the existence of the man-made drug LSD....[and] virtually nobody in France in 1951, apart from a select few officials at Sandoz Chemical, was aware that the company was secretly working closely with the CIA.In 2010, Kaplan dismissed Albarelli's theories and assertions, although agreeing that ergot contamination is not the explanation for the incident.