Subject:  Re Warning labels on cellular phones in USA (fwd)
Date:     Wed, 13 May 1998 164811 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru@hotmail.com
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Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 18:40:56
From: Alasdair Philips 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" , emfguru@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Warning labels on cellular phones in USA (fwd)

Provided the metrology (measurement methods) were suitable and
standardised I think this idea of John's is excellent.  Correct
testing methods would need to be carefully thought out.

Alasdair.
ps.. ## WATCH THE NEWS TOMORROW ~ IT SHOULD BE MILD(LY!) IMPORTANT!
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>Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 10:46:29 +0300 (IDT)
>From: John Goldsmith 
>Subject: Re: Warning labels on cellular phones in USA (fwd)
>
>Marjorie and friends:
>     The principle of using warning lables has much to recommend it.
>Based on a hearing before the Committee on Science and Technology of our
>Knesset (Congress), there was strong support for it, in which I joined.
>I have just sent a letter to the Chair of the Committee strongly
>supporting a labelling regulation which will provide exposure data of the
>sort that Neils Kuster has produced .(see Microwave News,
>November/December,1997).  However merely labelling the equipment as
>possibly being a health hazard, in a legal sense, can be interpreted
>as putting the responsibility of deciding to accept the risk on the
>consumer.  This could be counter-productive.  So while we are pushing for
>labelling, let us insist that it be based on testing of prototypes.
>This was done latterly for tar and nocotine levels in cigarettes,
>following a period of simple warning, which the tobacco industry did not 
>object to for the reason I mention.  
>            John Goldsmith, M.D., M.P.H.
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	Alasdair Philips    (aphilips@gn.apc.org)
Director, UK Powerwatch,
EMC Engineer and EMF-bioeffects researcher
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