“The government has a responsibility to let Canadians know that there’s a high probability that there is harm if you don’t use these devices properly...“We’re not saying don’t use the technology. We’re just saying use it safely.”: Frank Clegg, CEO, Canadians for Safe Technology.
by Sheryl Ubelacker, theglobeandmail.com, 11 May 2015, updated last 12 May 2015
Toronto, The Canadian Press
Wireless devices such as smartphones and tablets have certainly made staying in touch and plugging into the digital world easier and more convenient. But the increasingly ubiquitous nature of the technology is also raising concerns about possible adverse health effects from exposure to the electromagnetic radio-frequency waves that these devices emit.
Worries about exposure to EM-RF fields were recently raised before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, which heard three days of submissions from international medical experts, advocacy groups and industry players.
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Wireless devices such as smartphones and tablets have certainly made staying in touch and plugging into the digital world easier and more convenient. But the increasingly ubiquitous nature of the technology is also raising concerns about possible adverse health effects from exposure to the electromagnetic radio-frequency waves that these devices emit.
Worries about exposure to EM-RF fields were recently raised before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, which heard three days of submissions from international medical experts, advocacy groups and industry players.