About 1.7 million dozen shell eggs are being voluntarily recalled after being linked to a salmonella outbreak, officials say. Here's what you should know. The salmonella outbreak is linked to 79 hospitalizations,

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.

More than 1.7 million eggs were recalled on Monday as dozens of people became ill after consuming eggs that are feared to have been contaminated with salmonella, a potentially deadly bacterium. At least 79 people—many from California,