Retailers in SF Now Required to Post Cell Phone Radiation Emissions

Source: AP

Retailers in San Francisco will soon be required to notify consumers of the radiation emissions produced by cell phones they sell.

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved a new law requiring cell phone retailers to post the amount of radiation emitted by each phone they sell.

The board voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve a first-of-its-kind ordinance that requires stores to disclose the phones’ specific absorption rate, or SAR.

The measure is backed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign it within 10 days.

Opponents say the city is responding to unfounded concern over cell phone radiation. Whether or not the radiation produced by cell phones causes cancer or other health problems is still a matter of debate among scientists.

Advocates say they hope the labels will dissuade consumers from buying higher-radiation phones until the science is clearer.

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Realist at 5:10pm 23rd June 2010 What are they going to measure it in Nano REM's?? Maybe San Fran should have a moron emission warning on their move here commercials. Pathetic. Just a way to make a politician feel like he/she's doing something with their tax dollars. San Francisco Residents = LSD Freaks
1. ianbell330 at 5:23pm 23rd June 2010 This is the same state that has a tax on PC Display disposal...ridiculous.
ianbell330 at 10:33pm 22nd June 2010 I'm not sure people will want to see the radiation levels of the phones they are about to buy. It's like buying the cigarette with the least amount of nicotine/tobacco - they are ALL bad !