Should we irradiate fruits and vegetables?

That's the provocative title of this NBC Dateline feature on irradiation. The story revisits the topic of irradiation's application to food safety measures for fresh produce,

Story: Should we irradiate fruits and vegetables?
Author: NBC Dateline, Victoria Corderi
Lede:What would make two grown men eat spinach laced with E. coli?
First quote:
"Irradiation is an idea whose time has come,” says Dr. Dennis Maki, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Wisconsin.
Notables quoted: Dennis Maki, University of Wisconsin; Bill Marler, Seattle lawyer; Harlan Clemmons, the president of SADEX; "Produce Pete" Napolitano ; Dr. Robert Brackett, director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Dr. Kevin Reilly of the California Department of Health;
Gist: Story leaves you with the idea that something more needs to be done and that "something more" may be irradiation.


TK: The more irradiation is discussed in relation to preventing foodborne illness outbreaks, the more public acceptance of the technology will grow. And the topic is coming up a lot.