Almost 2 million dozen shell eggs were voluntarily recalled after being linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak, health officials said.

More than 1.7 million brown eggs sold across the U.S. have been recalled following a Salmonella outbreak, according to a recent announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The potentially contaminated eggs were distributed across 26 states and sold through major grocery retailers including Walmart,

The salmonella outbreak is impacting millions of cartons of eggs sold at several popular retailers and grocery stores in nine states, including Illinois.