Topps Meats E. coli Outbreak
Marler Clark has filed two lawsuits against Topps. Both lawsuits were filed in New York - one in Albany, and one in Ithaca. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of families with children who were hospitalized after eating Topps hamburgers and becoming ill with E. coli infections. The firm has also been contacted by victims of this outbreak from Pennsylvania and other states.
October 1, 2007: Marler Clark E. coli attorneys file lawsuit against Topps
October 17, 2007: New York Couple Sues Topps: Punitive damages sought
Topps E. coli Outbreak Background:
On September 25, 2007, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was recalling 331,582 pounds of frozen ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The company's ground beef products had been identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among residents of New York, Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
At least six people in New York had become ill with E. coli infections after eating Topps Meats' ground beef, and the investigation into these illnesses by the New York Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was what led to the resulting recall.
By September 29, 2007, Topps Meats had expanded the recall to a total of 21.7 million pounds of frozen ground beef products produced on various dates between September 25, 2006 and September 25, 2007. On October 11, 2007, the CDC announced that 38 confirmed illnesses had been tied to the outbreak in 9 states: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
FSIS issued an outbreak update on October 26, 2007, and announced that a joint investigation between FSIS and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency had identified meat trim provided to Topps by Canadian company Ranchers Beef Ltd. as the source of the outbreak.
E. coli outbreak traced to Topps Meats
Marler Clark Calls on Topps to Pay E. Coli Victims’ Medical Bills and Wages
Marler Clark E. coli attorneys file lawsuit against Topps
