Does freezing kill bacteria?

No.

Freezing at -18°C doesn't kill all bacteria, yeasts, or moulds in your food. Nor does it kill the spores they produce.

It simply stops them from growing and multiplying.

When you defrost your meat any surviving organisms start growing and multiplying again – and any bacterial spores begin to grow. This happens particularly beyond 4°C.

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