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.

A major egg recall involving products sold at Walmart, Safeway and other retailers in nine states has been issued after a salmonella outbreak was blamed for 21 hospitalizations.

The outbreak has sickened 79 people across seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 21 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.