Berkeley City has now posted information on its Public Health Division website regarding cell phone radiation health and safety concerns, providing links to the World Health Organization’s announcement not too long ago classifying mobile phone radiation as a carcinogen. This action was on the urging of the Environmental Health Trust and Community Health Commission. You can view the Public Division web page here.

The City Council also has on hold an ordnance similar to the San Francisco law requiring cell phone retailers to provide consumers with fact sheets regarding cell phone radiation at the point of sale. The SF ordnance is currently being contested in court by the CTIA, the Wireless Association, and Berkely City is adopting a wait-and-see attitude before acting on its own bill.

Here are the related stories:

City Council puts cellphone ordinance on hold
At its Tuesday meeting, the council approved a resolution to post information regarding cellphone radiation on the Public Health Division’s website — but some believe that this single step is not enough. According to city officials, …
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City to consider posting cell phone radiation information on its website
A woman uses her cell phone as she walks down Bancroft Way. Berkeley City Council will consider a resolution that would post online info regarding cell phone radiation. By Geena Cova | Staff Berkeley City Council will consider at its meeting Tuesday a …
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