The main objective in the formulation and processing of a shelf -stable, dried meat product is to arrive at a combination of hurdles that favor desirable microorganisms over undesirable microorganisms while also maintaining a consumer acceptable product. There are many combinations of hurdles that can achieve product stability. Typical fermented sausages have been categorized as either “very perishable”(pH >5.2; aw> 0.95), "perishable”(pH 5.2-5.0 or aw = 0.95-0.91)) or"shelf –stable”(pH 5.2 and aw