Egg Recall As Salmonella Outbreak Leaves 79 Sick, 21 Hospitalized

This news shouldn’t leave you egg-static in any way, In fact, you may want to move on it and check your eggs as soon as possible.

On June 6, the August Egg Company of Hilmar, CA, initiated a voluntary recall of around 1.7 million of its eggs, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration . And there’s one shell of a reason for the egg recall: a Salmonella outbreak that’s been linked to—you guessed it—eggs. So far, the outbreak has already left 79 people sick and 21 hospitalized across seven different states, based on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report .

Egg Recall Includes Multiple Brown Organic And Brown Cage-Free Brands

The recall encompasses the following brands of brown organic or brown cage-free eggs from the August Egg Company:

Clover Organic Large Bro