WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to recalled shell eggs, but the recalled product was not distributed to Ohio, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The outbreak, caused by the strain Salmonella Enteritidis, has sickened 98 people across 17 states and sent 26 to the hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Illnesses tied to the outbreak strain were reported between Nov. 21, 2025, and June 30, 2026, according to the CDC. The recalled eggs went to Kroger and Brookshire’s stores and other retail and foodservice customers in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Mississippi, according to the FDA. The FDA and CDC said 40 of 44 ill people interviewed, or 91%, reported eating eggs before becoming sick, and whole genome sequencing linked samples from the recalled eggs to the outbreak strain.