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==2007 meat recall== |
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21.7 million pounds of frozen ground [[beef]] products produced between [[September 25]], [[2006]], and [[September 25]], [[2007]] by the Topps Meat Company were recalled in September 2007 due to [[Escherichia coli O157:H7]] contamination concerns. |
21.7 million pounds of frozen ground [[beef]] products produced between [[September 25]], [[2006]], and [[September 25]], [[2007]] by the Topps Meat Company were recalled in September 2007 due to [[Escherichia coli O157:H7]] contamination concerns. This is the the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history.<ref Name=NJ> |
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|title=After Huge Recall of Ground Beef, Processor Closes Doors |
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|title=Topps Meat Recall Expanded (Full list included) |
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|published=September 29, 2007 |
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|title=Class action lawsuit filed against producer of beef |
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==Sources and notes== |
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Revision as of 08:27, 6 October 2007
- For the company that manufactures candy and collectibles, see The Topps Company, Inc..
Topps Meat Company (Topps Meat Company LLC) was a privately owned family company founded in 1940 and headquartered at 1161 E. Broad Street in downtown Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1][2] The company produced and distributed frozen ground beef patties and other meat products.[1] In 2003, the company was purchased by Strategic Investment and Holdings, an investment firm based in Buffalo, New York; by 2007 it was "one of the country’s largest manufacturers of frozen hamburgers."[2]
2007 meat recall
21.7 million pounds of frozen ground beef products produced between September 25, 2006, and September 25, 2007 by the Topps Meat Company were recalled in September 2007 due to Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination concerns. This is the the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history.[3][4] Product samples subsequently tested positive for contamination with E. coli.[5]
The first reported case of illness linked to the contamination occurred on July 5, 2007.[4][5] On October 4, 2007 a class-action lawsuit was filed against Topps Meat over the contaminated meat and its consequences.[6] On October 5, 2007, Topps Meat ceased operations and went out of business.[3]
Sources and notes
- ^ a b "Archive.org, "About Topps"". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b "Meat Company Going Out of Business After Recall". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b "Topps meat company folds". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b "After Huge Recall of Ground Beef, Processor Closes Doors". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ a b "Topps Meat Recall Expanded (Full list included)". Retrieved 2007-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|published=ignored (help) - ^ "Class action lawsuit filed against producer of beef". Retrieved 2007-10-05.