On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 15:48:21 +0200, martin wrote:

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 14:04:07 +0100, Ron Clark wrote:

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 13:20:58 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

We went from Hawaii back to LA last
year and there were strict rules prohibiting taking any foodstuffs back to
the mainland and our luggage was X rayed to check we had none and no plant
material, either. Some small plants could be bought and all had a
phytosanitary cert.

I will need to be convinced that vegetative matter can possibly
show up on an x-ray. I just don't believe it.

ever seen an X-ray of a human being

Yes,plenty, is that relevant?

Ever seen an x-ray of a human being with a couple of lettuce
leaves inside it?

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