Buyer Beware: Cell Phone Radiation-Reducing Products
About once a week someone
asks me to recommend a harm reduction product to reduce the exposure to the
electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by their cell phone.
Every few months
a manufacturer asks me to endorse a new radiation-reducing product.
To avoid
conflicts of interest, I do not endorse any products. Moreover, I
have little confidence in manufacturers' product safety claims even from
manufacturers who report independent laboratory test results for their
products.
Rather, I recommend people
reduce their EMR exposure by making some simple behavioral changes. See
"Some Tips to Reduce Your Exposure to Wireless Radiation"
on my EMR Safety web site for
some suggestions.
As I discussed in an interview in 2011,
although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires every cell phone
in the U.S. to be tested in a laboratory for its Specific Absorption Rate
(SAR), this measure is not useful to determine whether one cell phone is safer
than another. In my opinion, the SAR is not useful to determine whether any cell phone is
safe.
In sum, consumers would be
wise to pay attention to the Federal Trade Commission's
advice: "there is no scientific proof that so-called shields
significantly reduce exposure from these electromagnetic emissions."
--
Joel M. Moskowitz,
Ph.D., Director
Center for Family and
Community Health
School of Public Health
University of California,
Berkeley
Electromagnetic Radiation
Safety
Website:
http://www.saferemr.com
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/SaferEMR
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