The outbreak has sickened 79 people across seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 21 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are probing a multistate Salmonella outbreak associated with 1.7 million eggs recalled by a California-based egg distributor.The August Egg Company issued a recall of its 1.