A variety of both dry and semi-dry fermented sausages inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 has been stored at different temperatures ranging from −20 °C to 30 °C for 1 to 13 weeks. Generally, inactivation of E. coli increased with increasing temperature and storage time. One alternative is to include a heating step after sausage production. Treatment conditions must be chosen to avoid undesired sensory changes of the sausages