Mobile phones must display radiation levels, says San Francisco
San Francisco, one of the most environmentally conscious cities in the US, was also the first major city in the US to ban plastic bags in supermarkets three years ago.
Sophie Maxwell, the local politician who introduced the mobile phone law, said it was intended to “help people make informed choices.” But opponents within the mobile phone industry said it would “mislead” consumers into believing that some cell phones are safer than others.
They argue that safety is already ensured by the regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, which imposes a maximum specific absorption rate of 1.6 watts per kilogram on all phones sold in the US.
The scientific debate over the health effects of mobile phones remains unresolved. A $24 million (£16 million) UN study released lat month was considered inconclusive.
Authors of the study said because cancers can take decades to develop there was no way to tell yet how big the risk is.
Mobile phones send out radio waves in a form similar to that used in microwave ovens but at very low levels. There is no accepted theory to explain how, or if, these weak radio waves can affect the body beyond heating it to a very small degree.
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