Duplicate sample of all categories were analysed by aseptically removing a composite 20 g sample made up from cross-sectioned portions of all individual sausages in a pack (van holy etal 1991 a.) and homogenizing It in 180 ml sterile quarter strength ringer's Solution in a Colworth 400 stomacher for 2 min. Ten-fold serial dilution were prepared in sterile quarter strength Ringer's solution and plated in duplicate using the spread plate technique to enumerate total aerobic plate count bacteria(TAPC). LAB. Enterobacteriaceae and yeasts (von holy et al 1991a table 1) plate showing between 30 and 300 colonies were counted and counts obtained from replicate plates and duplicate samples were meaned. The pH of the 10 dilution of each sample was determined using a jenway 3100 microprocessor pH meter (von holy et al 1991 a)