Irradiated Greens? (from Jill)

In case you didn't know, irradiated meat and spices have been around for years. The purpose of doing this is to kill E.Coli. Now, given all the recent outbreaks over the last few years, the FDA is going to start irradiating greens like lettuce and spinach. The FDA says that "zapping" the food will kill E.Coli, listeria and salmonella while not effecting the nutrition or "crispness" of the vegetable. But certain food safety experts at the Centers for Science and the Public Interest, think that it is expensive and doesn't realy address the source of the problem (i.e. preventing contamination in the first place) nor does it kill viruses (only bacteria). So, while no other vegetbales will be irradiated at this time, it is important to know that the FDA says that no radiation transfers from the food to the consumers.