Mould growth on frozen chicken

warendo.soer

Hi all, we have frozen whole imported chicken stored at -18 to -22oC, the chickens are within shelf life dates and proper storage requirements. However, we noticed mould spots on it. The moulds range from black spots to fully grown moulds. What are the main causes of this?

ufukayyildiz

media shows chickens was not frozen properly.

warendo.soer

That would be from the initial stage of post processing?

ufukayyildiz

Freezing process was not applied as required or the cold chain was broken.