We take a look at the stories that are coming to the web and in
the paper. This week: spinach and lettuce sellers can now use
radiation to kill E. coli and the county hopes to battle crime
using a new communication device.
1. Radiation allowed for spinach, lettuce treatment
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued a regulation allowing spinach and lettuce sellers to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli, a long-awaited move amid increasing outbreaks from raw produce. What are growers and sellers from San Benito County, where the E. coli outbreak originated in 2006, saying about the bold change by the U.S. government, and does it calm worries about potential for future problems?
2. Fighting crime with communication
San Benito County has launched the Connect-CTY service, a new government notification system allowing leaders to send personalized voice messages to residents and businesses within minutes. Find out how leaders plan to use the hi-tech change and how other communities have implemented the communication system.
