Hwang Ing-haur says that it is difficult to avoid chickens ingesting chemicals at some point during their rearing, but that as long as the chemicals can be processed and eliminated by their metabolism this is not a problem. The concern is that in the rush to get chicken to the market, some may be killed too soon and that people who eat a lot of chicken may be at risk of adverse reactions.
農委會畜牧處長黃英豪指出，雞隻飼養過程中投藥是難免的，只要經過充分代謝排出就沒有問題；怕的是雞農搶著上市、過早抓來殺，人吃多了可能有引發人體出現抗藥菌株之虞。