Consumer Law

San Francisco Requires Cell Phone Retailers to Inform Customers About Radiation Emissions

By Brian Wolfman

As the Washington Post explains in today's edition, "[l]ast week, the [San Francisco] Board of Supervisors passed a law -- the first in the nation -- requiring retailers to inform their customers how much radiation the cellphones on their shelves emit, so shoppers can figure out how close the devices come to the upper limits on radiation set by the Federal Communications Commission."

You can read the San Francisco ordinance here. Here's the full Post story, which discusses the dispute of whether cell phone use causes cancer. Another story from the ABC affiliate in San Francisco has more information and links to related articles. In retaliation, the trade group for the industry (CTIA - The Wireless Association) has announced that it will stop holding its fall trade show in the City by the Bay.

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on June 29, 2010 (boomark / email).