A Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs that were sold to restaurants and retailers in Illinois and eight other states has left 79 people sickened, leading to 21 hospitalizations, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

The recall was announced Friday by August Egg Company, and includes all varieties of eggs distributed by the company, including organic, cage-free brown and omega-3.

The eggs were sold in the following states, according to the CDC:

Illnesses have impacted people from across seven states, with all of them linked to the same strain of Salmonella.

The recalled retail eggs will be in fiber or plastic cartons, with the above codes printed on one side of the carton. Item Name Plant Number Carton UPC Clover Organic Large Brown 12 eggs P-6562 or CA-5330 0

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