Topps Says Meat Recall Will Close It ; N.J. Firm Lays Off 87 in Scare Over E. Coli

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It took 67 years to build Topps Meat Co. into one of the country's largest suppliers of frozen beef patties; it took just six days to bring it down.

Topps, which began grinding beef before the nation entered World War II and eventually had its products sold in stores across the country, announced on Friday that it was shutting down.

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Topps Says Meat Recall Will Close It ; N.J. Firm Lays Off 87 in Scare Over E. Coli

Closure of the privately held, Elizabeth-based company puts 87 employees out of work and comes after Topps was forced to issue the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history on Sept. 29.

The culprit was 21.7 milli...

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