The Smithfield Packing Company announced a recall on Thursday of around 38,000 pounds of pork sausage that may contain small pieces of plastic.

The Virginia-based company stated that certain containers of a product called "Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll" were contaminated with bits of plastic that may have come from gloves used in the processing, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service .

The Smithfield Packing Company pork products subject to the recall include: One pound chubs of Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll with a use-by date of Mar. 12, 2013 and Cases containing chubs of Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll with a case code of 78533109741.

The sausage products recalled are printed with the establishment number "Est. 221-A" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

All of the products were produced on January 11, 2013 and were distributed in the following states: "Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas."

The recall was issued as a result from consumer complaints.

The Smithfield Packing Company received complaints from two consumers leading to the discovery of possible plastic contamination, according to Fox News. At this time, there have been no injuries reported in conjunction with the products affected by the recall. The exact location of both of the complaints has also not been released.

The US Department of Agriculture suggests that consumers who may be concerned about an injury from consumption of the sausage products should contact a healthcare provider.

The news comes amid millions of products pulled from store shelves in eight countries in Europe after horse meat was found in school meals, restaurant dishes, supermarket goods and hospital food.

British health officials announced on Feb. 15 that horse meat was identified in cottage pies that were delivered to schools in northern England and hospitals in Northern Ireland, according to The Associated Press.