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Do you think irradiating vegetables, like we do some meats, is a good idea?

Now spinach and iceberg lettuce can be treated with enough radiation to kill bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella, which can cause food poisoning. The FDA issued food-irradiation in the wake of recent salmonella and E. coli outbreaks, such as the 2006 E. coli outbreak that pulled fresh spinach off store shelves. The rule -- which only applies to spinach and iceberg lettuce -- doesn't require irradiation. It just permits it.

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