Temperature, humidity, light, oxygen and water activity (aw) can affect the behaviour of microorganisms that can result the type and the rate of spoilage in poultry meat. The potential use of traditional preservation techniques such as vacuum packaging (VP) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) can be combined with decontaminants, additives (natural or chemical), natural biopreservatives and/or can be integrated to emerging technologies such as active and intelligent packaging, irradiation and high pressure. In addition, the potential use of alternative methods such as metabolomics that correlate microbial growth and chemical changes occurring during meat storage can reveal chemical indicator(s) that may be useful tools for quantifying poultry quality or freshness.