Some scientists and the Bioitiative report (2007) claim that there are risks to health from exposures to mobile phone and base station radio signals and that current safety standards are inadequate. What do you say to that?
The GSMA understands that people may be concerned by such claims, however, they are based on selective reviews of existing research and do not present a balanced analysis considering the relative scientific quality of different studies. Specifically, the Bioinitiative report was criticised for this by the Danish government Sundhedsstyrelsens (National Board of Health), the German Bundesamt fr Strahlenschutz (BfS – Federal Office for Radiation Protection), and the Dutch Kennisplatform Elektromagnetische Velden. In a specific review report the Health Council of the Netherlands (pdf) concludes: ‘In view of the way the BioInitiative report was compiled, the selective use of scientific data and the other shortcomings mentioned above, the Committee concludes that the BioInitiative report is not an objective and balanced reflection of the current state of scientific knowledge. Therefore, the report does not provide any grounds for revising the current views as to the risks of exposure to elec
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