Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, urged cellphone companies to display radiation warnings on...
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, urged cellphone companies to display radiation warnings on their products, in a news release Monday. Kucinich introduced the Cell Phone Right To Know Act (HR-6358), which would require a study of the negative biological effects of…
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cellphone use and labels to communicate any health dangers to consumers. “Consumers have a right to know the radiation levels of cell phones and whether they are buying the phone with the lowest -- or the highest -- level of exposure to cell phone radiation,” Kucinich said. “They also deserve to have up-to-date exposure standards that are put together by health professionals without conflicts of interest.” Kucinich’s warning came as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to consider an appeal this week of a 2011 decision that blocked a San Francisco city ordinance that would have required cellphone radiation labels (CD Oct 31 p7). CTIA, which sought to block enforcement of the San Francisco law in October, did not comment.