New Jersey Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products For Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
By newsdesk - Posted on September 27th, 2007
Tagged: Consumer issues
• E. coli
• Health
• Maine
• Meat products
• New Jersey
• Public health
• Recalls
September 26, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2007 - Topps Meat Company, LLC, an Elizabeth, NJ, establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 331,582 pounds of frozen ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact company Vice President of Finance and Administration Jeffrey Rohach at (908) 351-0500 ext. 50.
CLASS I RECALL
HEALTH RISK: HIGH
For details go to: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_040_2007_Release/index.asp
All the affected product labels can be found at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images_recalls/040_2007_labels1.pdf
Source: Maine Governor
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