Packaged Meat Company Smithfield Packing Company is recalling some 38,000 pounds of pork sausage because it may contain small pieces of plastic, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday, reported by Fox News.
The plastic is thought to have come from the gloves used during process and packaging, stated CNN.
The recalled products are 1-pound packages of Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll with a use-by date of March 12, 2013. Cases containing those sausages with a case code of 78533109741 are also being recalled, reported Fox News.
They bear the establishment number Est. 221-A inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture mark of inspection, according to CNN.
The problem was discovered after the company received two consumer complaints. FSIS and the company have received no reports of injury at this time. Anyone concerned about an injury from consumption of these products should contact a healthcare provider, according to Daily Press.
The products were distributed in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, reported Fox News.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers, stated Daily Press.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Wendy Johnson. Manager of Consumer Affairs, at (877) 933-4625. Media with questions about the recall should contact Dennis Pittman, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, at (910) 876-4776, according to Daily Press.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day atAskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: www.fsis.usda.gov, stated on the USDA's website.
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