Generally, in raw, fermented sausages produced
under proper and controlled conditions, microbial foodborne
pathogens can survive but their counts are reduced and they usually
do not multiply. Microbial safety concerns associated with
fermented sausages relate to: a) primarily, bacterial foodborne
pathogens originating from raw materials used for sausage production
(i.e. incoming meat); and b) to a lesser extent, toxic
biogenic amines (BA) such as histamine and tyramine produced by
background microbiota.