Sept. 26, 2007
Topps Meat Co. has recalled more than 331,000 pounds of its frozen
ground beef patties because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.
According to news reports, the CDC says that two people in New York and
one in Florida have been confirmed to have fallen ill due to E. coli bacteria in
Topps' tainted ground beef, 18 other possible cases are still under investigation.