Publications: Viewpoint

Wireless Devices and Children
July 2016 | Viewpoint

A recent report by the French health authority ANSES on the exposure of children to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields is the latest in a series of government and expert health reports that have looked into whether there is any evidence of adverse health effects for children from the use of mobile or wireless devices. The ANSES report, like those that preceded it, did not find such evidence.

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Les appareils sans fil et les enfants
July 2016 | Viewpoint

Une publication récente de l'Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire française ANSES sur l'exposition des enfants aux radiofréquences des champs électromagnétiques est la dernière d'une série de rapports de gouvernements et d’experts de la santé qui ont cherché à déterminer s’il existe une preuve d'effets négatifs sur la santé des enfants utilisant des appareils mobiles ou sans fil. Le rapport ANSES, comme ceux qui l'ont précédé, n'établit pas de telles preuves.

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Media reporting and reality: French court ruling does not confirm electro-hypersensitivity (EHS) as occupational illness
September 2015 | Viewpoint

Contrary to recent media reports, French jurisdiction has not established a causal relationship between symptoms of electro-hypersensitivity1 and exposure to electromagnetic fields as emitted from wireless technologies, nor has it recognised EHS as occupational illness. What it has done is reverse the 2013 decision of the Commission for the Rights and Self-Reliance of Persons with Disabilities (CDAPH) in Ariège2 to deny Mrs R. a disability allowance.

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EMF Policy Facts: Switzerland
October 2014 | Viewpoint

The viewpoint 'EMF Policy Facts: Switzerland' outlines the legal background of RF EMF exposure limits in Switzerland.

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EMF Policy Facts: Austria
September 2014 | Viewpoint

The viewpoint 'EMF Policy Facts: Austria' outlines the legal background of RF EMF exposure limits in Austria and busts the myth of the so-called 'Salzburg Milliwatt'.

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Mobile Phone Use and Brain Tumours: Latest Reviews and Incidence Rates
May 2014 | Viewpoint

A recently published French case-control study by Coureau and others on mobile phone use and brain tumours needs to be viewed in the context of all of the available evidence and against a backdrop of brain tumour incidence data from around the world. Importantly, the authors found: “No statistically significant association was observed overall for those who used mobile phones regularly (defined as at least once a week for more than 6 months) compared to non-users.”

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