38,000 Pounds of Sausage Recalled

by Nate Wooley | February 22, 2013 11:54 am

[1]The Smithfield Packing Company — a Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD[2]) subsidiary — is recalling 38,000 pounds of pork sausage due to possible contamination.

The company is concerned that its products might contain small bits of plastic — possibly from gloves — and might harm consumers. No injuries have been reported from the possible contamination but the company did receive two complaints.

The USDA issued the recall yesterday[3]. The sausage products were distributed in Alabama, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. The packages subject to recall include:

• Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll — one pound chubs. Use by date of Mar. 12, 2013
• Gwaltney milk pork sausage roll — Cases marked with “Case Number 78533109741″

Both can also be identified by looking inside the USDA Mark of Inspection. If it reads “Est. 221-A” it should be returned.

More stories about recalls:

• Kellogg Recalls Special K Red Berries Over Glass Fragments[4]
• Target Recalls 600,000 Circo, Xhiliration Kid Pajamas[5]
• BMW Recalls SUVs Over Dangerous Defect[6]

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