Dutch govt maintains mobile radiation norms
Friday 6 September 2013 | 10:41 CET | News
The Dutch government has decided not to take any additional measures to tighten health regulations on the use of mobile phones, state secretary Wilma Mansveld told parliament. This follows advice from the Health Commission in June, which found that there was no evidence for an increased risk of brain tumours from mobile phones. However, as there is no research available covering a period longer than 13 years, a long-term effect cannot be ruled out. There are no specific legal limits in the Netherlands on exposure to electromagnetic radiation; the policy is led by the standards set by the ICNIRP. There are no indications that these limits have been exceeded, and consumers are free to set stricter limits for themselves, the state secretary noted. The Health Commission has recommended that the limit on 2.0GHz exposure for children be adjusted in line with international standards. The government will follow the recommendation, but will not go as far as the recent step by Belgium to ban the sale of phones to children under the age of seven.
| Categories: | Mobile & Wireless |
| Countries: | Netherlands |
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