Considerations on microbial contamination of chicken meat commercialized in Peru

Consideraciones sobre la contaminación microbiológica en la carne de pollo en el Perú

Authors

  • Alfredo Juan Chiappe-Gonzalez Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences, Ricardo Palma University. Lima, Peru.
  • Kathia Fiorella Tarazona-Vega School of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima, Peru.
  • Rodolfo Ortiz-Checa School of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima, Peru. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-9645

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v2025i1.6552

Abstract

Mr. Editor, when reviewing with interest the works that have evaluated sanitation in the processing and distribution of chicken meat in the country, a product of widely consumed animal origin, we find worrying data, which is replicated among countries with different realities, but similar socio-economic conditions. Below we present a brief but significant reflection duly founded on the quality of the meat products that we consume daily, which should alert the country's public health authorities.

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Author Biographies

Alfredo Juan Chiappe-Gonzalez, Institute for Research in Biomedical Sciences, Ricardo Palma University. Lima, Peru.

Infectologist

Kathia Fiorella Tarazona-Vega, School of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima, Peru.

Medical Doctor

Rodolfo Ortiz-Checa, School of Human Medicine, Ricardo Palma University. Lima, Peru.

Medical Doctor

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Published

2025-03-31

How to Cite

Chiappe-Gonzalez, A. J., Tarazona-Vega, K. F., & Ortiz-Checa, R. (2025). Considerations on microbial contamination of chicken meat commercialized in Peru: Consideraciones sobre la contaminación microbiológica en la carne de pollo en el Perú. Revista De La Facultad De Medicina Humana, 2025(1). https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v2025i1.6552

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