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Consumers embraced social media
In the US:
§ FDA Peanut Butter Recall widget was used 1.4M
times in just 9 days following launch, and appeared
on over 5,000 different websites (Feb. 2009)
§ FDA Recalls Twitter feed had over 1,600 followers
(Feb. 2009)
§ FDA’s Peanut Butter Recall blog received over
14,000 total pageviews within a month of the FDA
announcement
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Consumers embraced social media
… and around the world:
§ Organizations such as the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the UK’s Food
Standards Agency (FSA) leveraged social media to
warn consumers about contaminated brands like
Just Desserts, Tree Huggin’ Treats and Luna Bars
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Twi3er
Messaging
Bu3ons
&
Badges
Podcasts
Mobile
content
Widgets
Online
Video
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Consumers expressed their peanut
butter fears (and passions) online
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Online conversations turned negative
Pre-recall Post-recall
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Cases around the world