Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May.

More than 70 people across seven states have been sickened due to a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs recalled by a California-based egg distributor, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers have sickened hundreds of people since last year, drawing attention to the problem of contaminated irrigation water on farms.