A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made almost 80 people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, reported the Associated Press.

“The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May because of the potential for salmonella, according to a posted announcement  last week on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website,” wrote AP.

“The eggs were sold to restaurants and retailers in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington and Wyoming, according to the CDC. They were distributed at retail locations including Walmart, Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Smart & Final, Safeway, Raleys, Food 4 Less and Ralphs,” reported CNN.

Of the 79 people sickened, 21 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

“August Egg Company is not selling fresh shell eggs at this time. Our firm has voluntarily been diverting eggs to an egg-breaking plant for over 30 days, which pasteurizes the eggs and kills any potential foodborne pathogens,” the company said in a statement provided to the FDA.

Last week, NACS Daily reported that the FDA had updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to Class I, its “most severe warning,” saying there is a higher probability that potential salmonella contamination could lead to “serious adverse health consequences or death.

The potential source of contamination was not immediately known.

The NACS Food Safety Forum took place in April 2025. Look out for coverage of the event in the July 2025 issue of NACS Magazine.