The rotting apples, which soon attracted flies, tested the tolerance of the city's Cultural Affairs Department and also began to draw criticism from the public. National legislators took note, and sanitation inspectors were sent to investigate the possibility of a health hazard.
結果，腐爛發酸並長出果蠅的蘋果，不僅挑戰著文化局對藝術的包容力，更引起民眾的質疑，甚至引起立委關注，動員衛生局前來調查這件藝術品是否有礙公共衛生。