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RETRACTED: Chalen-Moreano et al. Exploring the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Low-Cost Commercial Disinfectants Utilized in the Agro-Food Industry Wash Tanks: Towards Enhanced Hygiene Practices. Foods 2024, 13, 1915
Francisco Chalen-Moreano, Angélica Saeteros-Hernández, Paula Abdo-Peralta, Catherine Frey, Lilia Ofir Peralta-Saa, Andrea Damaris Hernández-Allauca, Carlos Rolando Rosero-Erazo, Theofilos Toulkeridis
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TopicsListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety · Food Safety and Hygiene · Dye analysis and toxicity
The journal has retracted the article “Exploring the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Low-Cost Commercial Disinfectants Utilized in the Agro-Food Industry Wash Tanks: Towards Enhanced Hygiene Practices” [1].
Following publication, the Editorial Office was made aware of concerns regarding the use of a dataset included in the article [1].
In accordance with our complaints procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office and the Editorial Board that, following input from the authors and representatives from the research institution CEBAS-CSIC, confirmed that the documented institutional authorization had not been obtained prior to publication. Despite the efforts of the authors, retroactive permission could not be obtained. As a result, the Editorial Board has decided to retract the article [1] in accordance with MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics, accessed on 1 June 2025).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of Foods.
Francisco Chalen-Moreano agrees to this retraction; the remaining authors did not provide a comment on this decision.
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- 1Chalen-Moreano F. Saeteros-Hernández A. Abdo-Peralta P. Frey C. Peralta-Saa L.O. Hernández-Allauca A.D. Rosero-Erazo C.R. Toulkeridis T. RETRACTED: Exploring the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Low-Cost Commercial Disinfectants Utilized in the Agro-Food Industry Wash Tanks: Towards Enhanced Hygiene Practices Foods 202413191510.3390/foods 1312191538928858 PMC 11203120 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗