Maine Wants to Add Warnings to Cellphone Packaging
Bertrand Vasquez | Dec 21, 2009 | Comments 0
The state of Maine has declared its intentions to be the very first state in the country to add warnings to all cellphone packages. As you might have heard before, many scientific studies claim that cellphones’ electromagnetic radiation can cause brain cancer. The proposal will be discussed at a January 2010 session that is “usually reserved for emergency and governors’ bills,” says Glenn Adams from The Huffington Post.
A similar effort is taking place in the city of San Francisco, California. Mayor Gavin Newsom wants San Francisco to become the first city in the nation to require warnings.
John Walls of the CTIA, which is an international organization that represents the wireless industry, said the following in response to the proposition in Maine:
“With respect to the matter of health effects associated with wireless base stations and the use of wireless devices, CTIA and the wireless industry have always been guided by science, and the views of impartial health organizations. The peer-reviewed scientific evidence has overwhelmingly indicated that wireless devices do not pose a public health risk.”
At the moment, it’s really hard to know where to stand or what to believe. Various scientific reports come up every so often claiming that cellphones are in fact harmless. The FCC itself has said that all cellphones in the US are safe. It certainly is a debate that won’t end until there’s complete relevant proof that cellphone are either dangerous or harmless.
[ The Huffington Post via CrunchGear ]
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