"The public are a pretty stupid bunch.."

it is well to distinguish between 'stupid' and 'ignorant'....there is MUCH ignorance about, but it can be helped with education. The problem is that many folks seem to want to believe scary stories, urban myths, old wives tales and half-baked rumors, while ignoring genuine problems......

I suspect it is mostly (I erased 'simply') an issue of personalities whether 'irradiation', 'commie plots', floridated water, Trilateral commissions, and alligators in sewers worry you.

Read Jeri's post back up there..'irradiated' does NOT imply 'being made radioactive', and it is IMPORTANT to see the difference. And if one is worried about whether pesticides can get through the skin of a lemon, (they really can't...you can wash a lemon and be perfectly safe), ask in the RIGHT place!