India, June 9 -- More than 70 people in seven states have gotten sick from a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

On Friday, August Egg Company recalled 1.7 million dozen brown cage-free and organic brown eggs. The eggs were sold under different brand names and may be contaminated, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

So far, 79 people have gotten sick, and 21 of them were put in the hospital. No one has died, the CDC said.

The eggs were sent to restaurants and grocery stores in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming. Stores that sold the eggs include Walmart, Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Sm...