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Topps Meat Co. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, said it was closing its business, six days after it was forced to issue the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history and 67 years after it first opened its doors. On Sept. 25, Topps began recalling frozen hamburger patties that may have been contaminated with the E. coli bacteria strain O157:H7. The recall eventually ballooned to 21.7 million pounds of ground beef.
The company believes most of the meat has beeneaten, but 30 people in eight states got sick before the recall was issued; none died. The O157:H7 strain is a potentially deadly bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea and dehydration. Children, the elderly and people with weak immune systems are at the highest risk. < < < Click on the items at left to learn more about E. coli.
Credits: The Associated Press, CDC
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