Ensuring safety in chilling and freezing of poultry meat Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico

Meat and meat products contribute valuable nutrients to human health, such as proteins, minerals, vitamins and micronutrients (e.g. potassium, phosphorus, vitamins B1 and B2 etc.). According to FAO (2014), poultry meat was the most traded (13.5 million tonnes) in the world with the highest production increment (1.6% from year 2013 to 2014). Poultry consumption has increased almost continuously since 1965 (44.4 pounds per capita to 100.5 pounds per capita) (The National Chicken Council, 2016).