  This research uses Twitter, as a social media device, to track communications
related to the 2015 U.S. foodborne illness outbreak linked to Salmonella in
imported cucumbers from Mexico. The relevant Twitter data are analyzed in light
of the timeline of the official announcements made by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). The largest number of registered tweets is
associated with the period immediately following the CDC initial announcement
and the official release of the first recall of cucumbers.
