More Federal Oversight Needed for Cell Phone Safety
April 9th, 2011
NATIONAL JOURNAL: Phoning It In? Some of the federal government’s own scientists say that it’s not doing enough to determine whether cell phones pose a health risk.
The Federal Communications Commission has not updated the standards for cell phone safety since 1996. Greg Lotz of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, along with others, speak with the National Journal about the need for more federal oversight to regulate cell phone safety.
This article appeared in the Saturday, April 9, 2011 edition of National Journal and was published online at http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/cell-phone-safety-ignored-in-washington-20110407?mrefid=site_search.
Tags: cell phone, cell phone cancer, Cell Phone Safety, FCC
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