The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall this week of cantaloupes from an Indiana farm that may be one source of an outbreak of salmonellosis.

The tainted cantaloupes were grown at Chamberlain Farms in Owensville, Indiana, and are believed to have been shipped to seven Midwestern states in the U.S., according to the FDA's announcement on Wednesday. The melons were shipped to distributors and retailers in the following states: Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Consumers are warned against eating any cantaloupes that may have been grown at Chamberlain.

Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, which typically begin within 12 to 72 hours after infection. Although most people recover without treatment, children, pregnant women and the elderly are at risk of hospitalization or even death.

Nearly 178 people in 21 states have become ill from the outbreak strain, according to a statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak is responsible for two deaths and 62 hospitalizations thus far.

Chamberlain Farms announced that it will cease distribution of the cantaloupes for the remainder of the growing season.