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San Francisco passes pioneering cellphone radiation law
Loading ...San Francisco, a U.S. trend setter on many social issues, voted Tuesday to require retailers to post notices on how much radiation is emitted by cellphones they sell.
The Board of Supervisors approved the ordinance, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, despite opposition from the cell phone industry which argued that it could impede sales and mislead consumers into believing some phones are safer than others.
There’s no scientific consensus on the dangers of cellphone radiation, but the Federal Communications Commission sets exposure limits. Cellphones can’t have a specific absorption rate (SAR) — the amount of radio waves absorbed by the user’s body — greater than 1.6 watts per kilogram.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, running for Cailfornia’s lieutenant governor, celebrates his Democratic primary victory Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in San Francisco. Joining him onstage are wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom and State Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles.
The Environmental Working Group, a private government watchdog group, says cellphone users can take steps to reduce exposure by, among other things, texting and listening rather than talking and by using a headset or speaker.
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