The color change might just be a harmless reaction to light and oxygen. It can look unappetizing but still be OK to eat. "*Can*" It is better to be safe than sorry. Having diarrhea on the trail would be awful on so many levels.

It might be difficult to determine if the slippery feel on salami is slime from microorganism growth of just fat from salami. People have been eating cured meats for far longer than we have had refrigeration, of course. My reluctance over the first post in this thread wasn't because of carrying salami on its own, it was carrying it presliced, from the deli, no less, not cut with a cleaned blade immediately befoer consumption.

CM