Topps Meat Company
Topps Meat Company is a privately owned family company headquartered at 1161 E. Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey. The company produces and distributes "100% Pure Ground Beef Hamburgers, Sirloin Steak Burgers with Fire-Roasted Onions, Sirloin Steak Burgers with Portabella Mushrooms, Mike's Beef Patties, Kabobs, Flat Iron Steaks, Turkey Burgers and sausage products. It was reported as of October 5th, 2007 that because of the recall the company will be going out of business."[1]
2007 meat recall due to E. Coli
21.7 million pounds of frozen ground beef products produced (ground, froze, packaged) 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 based on product samples testing positive and illnesses in August and September from eating the contaminated products.[2]
Topps Meat Company closes its door
It was announced on October 5, 2007, that the Topps Meat Company will be folding due to the economic hardship from the beef recall.[3]
Sources and notes
- ^ About page at the Topps Meat Company website
- ^ freerepublic article Topps Meat Recall Expanded (Full list included) published September 29, 2007
- ^ [1]