Authorities Investigate Farms for Excessive Use of Drugs

(Beijing) – Poultry suppliers are undergoing inspections by food safety authorities for the excessive use of drugs in food, following a state media report which uncovered unhealthy levels of antibiotics in chickens at two farms in eastern China.

Chicken farms that have been found using unhealthy amounts of drugs in chicken products have already been closed down, spokesperson at the Ministry of Agriculture Bi Meijia said on December 25.