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Company in Beef Recall Folds

Posted Oct 5, 07 4:36 PM CDT in Business,  US 

(Newser) – Citing its inability to "overcome the economic reality of a recall this large," Topps Meat Co. announced today it will fold. The nation's largest producer of frozen hamburgers, a stalwart in Elizabeth, NJ, for 67 years, laid off 77 workers, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. A skeleton crew of 10 will remain to aid the USDA investigation of E. coli contamination.

The beef recall, which involved 21.7 million pounds of hamburger patties, was the second-largest in US history and covered roughly a year's worth of product. "This is tragic for all concerned," said the CEO of Topps. "We regret that our products have been linked to recently reported illnesses."

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An employee walks past the closed door at the Topps Meat Co. plant in Elizabeth, N.J., Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Topps Meat Co. on Friday said it was closing its business, six days after it was forced to...   (Associated Press)
A Topps Meat Co. truck pulls away from the company's plant in Elizabeth, N.J., in this Oct. 3, 2007 file photo. Topps Meat Co. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 said it was closing its business, six days after...   (Associated Press)
Oscar Pachas, a five-year employee, leaves the Topps Meat Co. plant in Elizabeth, N.J., Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Topps Meat Co. on Friday said it was closing its business, six days after it was forced to...   (Associated Press)
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