We've had so many food recalls this year, and they are usually over fairly quickly and the companies move on. But that's not happening in this case.
Topps Meat Company has announced that they are going out of business because of the beef recall it had to do last week. The recall was one of the largest in history, amounting to over 21 million pounds, and hurt the company so much that they can no longer stay in business. The company faces two lawsuits about the beef (so far) and the USDA has also been criticized for not acting sooner. Most of the beef was eaten by consumers who bought it, and 30 cases of E.Coli-based illness have occurred.
The closing of the Newark, NJ company means that 87 people will be out of work.
You didn't think this week was going to go by without a food recall notice, did you?
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