August Egg Company is recalling 1,700,000 dozen brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs for potential salmonella risk.

A salmonella outbreak tied to a major egg recall has sickened nearly 80 people and sent at least 21 to the hospital, health officials have said.

The Food and Drug Administration announced that August Egg Company recalled 1.7 million dozen brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs, or 20.4 million individual eggs, that were distributed a...