In the U.S., two major events occurred in 2016 regarding cell
phone radiation—release of the long-awaited results from the cell phone cancer
study conducted by the National Toxicology Program and enactment of the first cell
phone "right to know" law in Berkeley,
California.
In addition, two major national
newspapers, The New York Times
and The Wall Street Journal, published articles about cell phone radiation warnings.
National Toxicology Program Cell Phone Cancer Study
The National Institute of
Environmental Health Science released partial results of the $25 million National
Toxicology Program study on the effects of exposure to cell phone radiation. The
FDA called for this study in 1999. Cell phone radiation was found to cause two
types of cancer in male rats and DNA damage in male and female mice and rats.
Berkeley’s Landmark Cell Phone "Right to Know" Law Takes
Effect
The Berkeley cell phone "right to know" law which was adopted on a 9-0 unanimous vote of the City Council in May, 2015, took effect in March of 2016. Berkeley is the first city in the United States to pass a cell phone radiation ordinance since San Francisco disbanded its ordinance after a two-year court battle with the CTIA, the wireless industry's lobbying organization.
The CTIA has
sued Berkeley, and the case is currently being adjudicated in the Federal
courts. Links to more than two hundred news stories from fourteen countries can
be found on the EMR Safety website.
Two national news stories
Last January, the New
York Times published an exposé about CDC’s retraction of cell phone
warnings from its website after protests from industry-funded scientists.
In May, the Wall Street Journal invited
two experts, Joel Moskowitz from the University of California, Berkeley and
Larry Junck from the University of Michigan, to debate the need for cell phone
radiation warning labels in its Journal Reports series.
Other Major Stories and Updates on Electromagnetic Radiation Safety
Cell
Phone Radiation Health Risks
Key Cell Phone Radiation Research Studies
Thyroid Cancer and Mobile Phone Use
Cell Phone Use and Salivary Gland Tumor Risk
Effect of Mobile Phones on Sperm Quality
Thyroid Cancer and Mobile Phone Use
Cell Phone Use and Salivary Gland Tumor Risk
Effect of Mobile Phones on Sperm Quality
Is 5G Cellular Technology Harmful to Our Health?
Secondhand Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation: An Emerging Public Health Problem?
Secondhand Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation: An Emerging Public Health Problem?
AirPods: Are Apple’s New Wireless Earbuds Safe? (Blood-brain
barrier effects)
Do iPhones emit more radiation than Samsung Galaxy phones?
Do iPhones emit more radiation than Samsung Galaxy phones?
The Politics
of Wireless Radiation
