{"id":1717,"date":"2013-02-26T17:42:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:06:40","slug":"38000-pounds-of-pork-sausage-recalled-because-of-plastics-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/38000-pounds-of-pork-sausage-recalled-because-of-plastics-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"38,000 Pounds of Pork Sausage Recall Issued Due To Plastics Contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Smithfield Packing Co, have announced a pork sausage recall involving 38,000 pounds of pork sausage due to foreign matter contamination.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/News_&amp;_Events\/Recall_017_2013_Release\/index.asp\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/News_&amp;_Events\/Recall_017_2013_Release\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">product recall notice<\/a>, Smithfield Packing Co, based in Smithfield, VA has issued the pork sausage recall on its \"Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll\" because it may contain small pieces of plastics, which the company believes is from gloves. The contamination was discovered after two consumers filed complaints. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.<\/p>\n<p>The Pork Sausage Recall Involves <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/smithfield-recalls-38000-pounds-sausage-18562413\" title=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/smithfield-recalls-38000-pounds-sausage-18562413\" target=\"_blank\">recalled Pork Sausage products<\/a> are stamped with \u201cEST 221-A\u201d inside the USDA mark of inspection, and were produced on January 11, 2013. The pork sausage chubs were distributed in Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, Maine, and Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n<p>The recalled products in question are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1-lbs chubs of \u201cGwaltney mild pork sausage roll\u201d with a use by date of March 12, 2013<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGwaltney mild pork sausage roll\u201d cases of chubs, with the case code 78533109741<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the FSIS, no injuries have been reported connected to the foreign matter contamination. FSIS has classified this recall as a Class II recall, with a low health risk. Class II recalls are considered a health hazard situation with a remote probability of adverse health consequences from use of the recalled product. <\/p>\n<p>What To Do If You Have The Recalled Sausague<\/p>\n<p>The product recall notice directs consumers who may have questions about the pork sausage to call 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. <\/p>\n<p>Other Foreign Matter Contamination Recalls<\/p>\n<p>This recall comes on the heels of two foreign matter contamination recalls announced by Advance Pierre Foods in Enid, Oklahoma who this month recalled 15,328 pounds of frozen, fully cooked country fried steak because of plastic pieces. Last month, the same company issued a recall of 1,200 pounds of chicken fried chicken breasts because of possible metal pieces contamination. Both of those recalls were Class I Recalls with a High Health Risk. <\/p>\n<p>The country fried steak recall was initiated after two consumers suffered oral injuries while eating. (https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/News_&amp;_Events\/Recall_015_2013_Release\/index.asp). The chicken breast recall was initiated when two consumers complained of metal contamination, which the company believes occurred when a hand tool fell into a grinder. (https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/News_&amp;_Events\/Recall_010_2013_Release\/index.asp)<\/p>\n<p>About The Cochran Firm \u2013 Ohio<\/p>\n<p>The Cochran Firm \u2013 Ohio is an experienced full service, personal injury law firm with offices in Cincinnati and Dayton and handles personal injury cases throughout all of Ohio. Founded over 40 years ago by famed attorney, Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., The Cochran Firm \u2013 Ohio has established itself as one of the premier personal injury law firms in the United States and has been recognized for delivering successful results to their clients across a broad range of claims stemming from car \/ auto accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, premises liability, and product liability lawsuits. For over 40 years, The Cochran Firm \u2013 Ohio\u2019s team of experienced lawyers continually fight for justice for all its clients. If you\u2019ve been injured call Ohio\u2019s experienced full service law firm \u201cThe Cochran Firm \u2013 Ohio\u201d today at 513-381-HURT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Smithfield Packing Co, have announced a pork sausage recall involving 38,000 pounds of pork sausage due to foreign matter contamination. According to the product recall notice, Smithfield Packing Co, based in Smithfield, VA has issued the pork sausage recall on its \"Gwaltney mild [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"38,000 Pounds of Pork Sausage Recalled Due to Plastics","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1717"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717\/revisions\/2370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/cincinnati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}