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

A Salmonella outbreak has raised alarm in the US. The bacteria is said to be spreading via contaminated eggs, prompting a recall of 1.7 million dozen eggs.

The Southern Nevada Health District announced today that four people have been infected with salmonella linked to a multistate outbreak of the disease in brown cage-free and brow certified-organic eggs.