FDA Removes “Lack of Health Risk” Statement from Cell Phone Pages

The pages now focus on the FDA’s regulatory role with the FCC and its public scientific guidance. https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/home-business-and-entertainment-products/cell-phones

There is no public announcement yet that provides a research protocol, detailed aims, timelines, or responsible investigators.

At this stage, no detailed official documents or research plans have been made public. There is currently no information describing how the study will be conducted, including whether it will involve human observational research, laboratory experiments, animal models, or a combination of approaches. Specific health outcomes to be examined—such as cancer, neurological effects, or fertility—have not been identified, nor have any details been released about exposure levels, measurement methods, or control groups.

There has also been no announcement outlining a timeline for the study. Authorities have not indicated when data collection might begin, how long the research is expected to run, or when findings could be released.

In addition, aside from its general connection to recommendations from the MAHA Commission, there has been no public disclosure of funding levels, oversight mechanisms, scientific review boards, or collaborating institutions.

Such details are typically released later through official channels, including press statements from the Department of Health and Human Services, announcements from agencies such as the NIH or FDA, grant notices, publication of study protocols, or registration in research databases like ClinicalTrials.gov. As of now, none of these disclosures have occurred.

How WHO and IARC Review the Evidence.

WHO and IARC review scientific evidence in a thorough, step-by-step process, using systematic reviews and expert evaluations. They usually don’t wait for a single new study—like the upcoming U.S. health department study—before updating their conclusions or the official classification of cellphone radiation. Instead, they consider all available, peer-reviewed research up to a set cut-off date and make their assessments on schedule.

Further reading: Autism, Circadian Disruption and Pregnancy https://www.emfsa.co.za/research-and-studies/autism-circadian-disruption-and-pregnancy/

References

US health department to launch study on cellphone radiation https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-health-department-launch-study-cellphone-radiation-2026-01-15/

RFK Jr. tells USA TODAY 5G towers for cellphone use ‘a major health concern’ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/16/robert-kennedy-5g-electromagnetic-radiation/88220793007/

Is Cellphone Radiation the Next Big Health Question? Inside the U.S. Health Department’s New Inquiry https://earthtimes.org/is-cellphone-radiation-the-next-big-health-question-inside-the-u-s-health-departments-new-inquiry/

Report of the Advisory Group to Recommend Priorities for the IARC Monographs during 2025–2029 https://monographs.iarc.who.int/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AGP_Report_2025-2029.pdf

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Every month, well over 100 scientific articles are published in peer-reviewed international journals that relate to electromagnetic fields ( EMF ) and their potential health-related effects. “Spotlight on EMF Research” presents individual current articles, classifies them in the context of the existing state of knowledge by the BfS and evaluates their relevance for radiation protection.

Read more at: https://www.bfs.de/DE/themen/emf/kompetenzzentrum/berichte/berichte-spotlight/berichte-spotlight_node.html

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Cahier de la recherche n°20: “Radiofrequencies and health – Understanding where research stands (PDF) 

Machine Translated by Google:

https://www.emfsa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/22-11-ED-Cahiers-de-la-recherche_20-2.pdf

ANSES – Research Papers No 20 – Health, Environment, Labor – November 2022

Radiofrequencies and Health: Understand where the research stands May 2021-November 2022

ANSES and the health effects of radiofrequencies (translated)

Development of communications technologies translates into a wide variety of objects, connected devices and wireless services using radio frequencies: baby monitors, security cameras headphones, glasses, watches, key rings, blood pressure monitors… This exponential growth is not without raising questions that are the subject of permanent news both from a scientific and regulatory point of view and from a political and societal point of view.

The growth in uses is likely to increase the exposure of the general population via new fixed transmitters, new mobile equipment or new uses (e.g. equipment worn close to the body, even inside the body or even the skin).

For several years, ANSES has been involved in expert appraisal activities in almost all areas of the
non-ionizing electromagnetic spectrum: from extremely low frequencies to millimeter waves. With
regard to the deployment of 5G technologies, the Agency collaborated with the ANFR to collect the
first public exposure measurements taken before and after the commissioning of 5G on 1,500 sites
located in France. In addition, from 20 April to 1 June 2021, it carried out an open consultation during which citizens could make contributions and comments on the expert report published in April 2021. Hence ANSES’s updated opinion of February 2022 supported by an expert report supplemented and enriched with new data.

In view of the rapid evolution of technologies which leads to the exploitation of new frequency
bands (such as those of 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz for 5G, in France), it seems essential, on the one hand,
to adapt the methodologies for measuring and evaluating exposure and, on the other hand, to study the biological and health effects of electromagnetic waves in these frequency bands. To date, the number of users and 5G traffic are still limited in France in the 3.5 GHz band, while the 26 GHz band is not yet exploited by mobile telephone operators. ANSES’s mission is part of a developing context and the data available in the literature are still scarce.

To estimate the impact of 5G technologies on health and the environment, the Agency regularly
continues its scientific monitoring and updating work. Following the recent production of numerous
data from new mechanistic studies, but also from epidemiological studies such as Mobi-kids
(December 2021) or the key study of the “National Toxicology Program” (August 2020) on the
development of tumors in rodents exposed to mobile telephone signals, an expert appraisal
examining the carcinogenic effects of radiofrequencies is underway at ANSES, all frequency bands
combined.

Finally, ANSES invests in the production of new scientific knowledge by supporting research on the health effects of radiofrequencies. This Cahier de la Recherche presents eleven projects funded between 2017 and 2020 via the call for research projects; “radiofrequencies and health” of the national environment-health-work research program (PNR EST). So-called exploratory investigation projects (PIE) also make it possible to acquire new knowledge in response to questions raised by civil society, for example on the symptoms declared near relay antennas, hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields or even the exposure to new mobile telecommunications signals including 5G. The need for this type of project was identified thanks to the dialogue initiated since 2011 with associative or professional stakeholders within the framework of the “Radiofrequency and health” dialogue committee.

Professor Benoit VALLET
Director General, ANSES

Notebooks of the research on the Agency’s website: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/les-cahiers-de-la-recherche

Note to readers: The presentations of the research projects reflect the points of view of the partner scientific teams and do not commit either the supervising Ministries or ANSES and the associated partners. For any questions, the contacts are indicated at the top of each article.

Summary

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the night sky (Section 1);

wildlife and ecology (Section 2);

human health (Section 3);

public safety (Section 4);

energy security and climate change (Section 5);

and social justice (Section 6).

It also includes a discussion of the emerging threat from light pollution caused by objects orbiting the Earth (Section 7).

Finally, it concludes with a discussion of the knowledge gaps that exist within these topics and the research questions whose answers can fill the gaps (Section 8).

It is intended be useful to those seeking to broaden their understanding of research on the causes and consequences of artificial light at night.

Source:

https://www.darksky.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SOTS-post-final-version-220527.pdf

https://www.darksky.org/artificial-light-at-night-state-of-the-science-2022-report/

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Lech JC, Dorfsman SI, Répás Z, Krüger TPJ, Gyalai IM, Boros LG. What to feed or what not to feed-that is still the question. Metabolomics. 2021;17(12):102. Published 2021 Nov 20. doi:10.1007/s11306-021-01855-7

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8605975/

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We will chat about:

-Nice caring gifts: great gifts to improve and benefit the wellbeing of our families and friends

-Gifts that show we do not care about the recipient at all.

When: Sun Dec 12, 2021 3pm – 4pm (SAST)

The link to the webinar is available for our members at:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EMFSA/webinar-link-naughty-nice-shopping-list

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Abstract

Objective

The global health crisis in the form of COVID-19 has forced people to shift their routine activities into a remote environment with the help of technology. The outbreak of the COVID-19 has caused several organizations to be shut down and forced them to initiate work from home employing technology. Now more than ever, it’s important for people and institutions to understand the impact of excessive use of mobile phone technology and electronic gadgets on human health, cognition, and behavior. It is important to understand their perspective and how individuals are coping with this challenge in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation is an effort to answer the research question: whether dependency on technology during lockdown has more effects on human health in comparison to normal times.

Methods

The study included participants from India (n = 122). A questionnaire was framed and the mode of conducting the survey chosen was online to maintain social distancing during the time of the Pandemic. The gathered data was statistically analysed employing RStudio and multiple regression techniques.

Results

The statistical analysis confirms that lockdown scenarios have led to an increase in the usage of mobile phone technology which has been confirmed by around 90% of participants. Moreover, 95% of the participants perceive an increased risk of developing certain health problems due to excessive usage of mobile phones and technology. It has been evaluated that participants under the age group 15–30 years are highly affected (45.9%) during lockdown due to excessive dependence on technology. And, amongst different professions, participants involved in online teaching-learning are the most affected (42.6%).

Conclusion

The findings indicate that dependency on technology during lockdown has more health effects as compared to normal times. So, it is suggested that as more waves of pandemics are being predicted, strategies should be planned to decrease the psychological and physiological effects of the overuse of technology during lockdown due to pandemics. As the lockdown situation unfolds, people and organization functioning styles should be rolled back to the limited dependency on technology.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8456111/

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Note: the webinar has been moved to Sunday, the 1st of August.

Topic: Light in Practice -The Dutch Hacking Health Champion Solution Step-by-Step

When: Sun Aug 1, 2021 3pm – 4pm (SAST)

No cost – all are welcome to attend.

Contact us at https://www.emfsa.co.za/contact/ for the link.

Feel free to send questions beforehand.

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Light pollution is defined as the inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light at night, and it is the fastest growing pollutant on the planet. Whilst astronomers lament the loss of stars, preventing over 80% of the world’s population from access to a natural sky, light pollution’s impacts are far more reaching. At the same time, it is also the easiest pollutant to address.

Light pollution negatively impacts on wildlife, which, much like humans, rely on the cycle of night and day to determine the timing of their biological activity. Studies have shown these impacts to include everything from wide-ranging effects on species physiology; seasonal disruptions; rate and timing of reproduction; alteration of daily activity patterns; and changes to species populations. These impacts are occurring under a range of lighting intensities, including very low lighting levels below 1 lux, and the consequences can be long-term and, in some cases, irreversible.

Light pollution by its very nature is also wasted energy, adding significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions to our planet. There are also associated implications in the disruption of the human circadian system and our health. Without question, the outdoor lighting that once defined human progress has now become a serious human and environmental problem.

Light hasn’t historically been considered as a pollutant, but the weight of scientific evidence in recent years is now overwhelming. Indeed, there is sufficient demonstrated risk to both people and the environment that we must now adopt the ‘precautionary principle’, which places the burden of proof on those supplying, designing, installing and managing lighting to demonstrate that their products and lighting installations are not harmful. The importance of committing to environmentally sensitive design has never been more important.

To be clear, this is not just a story about street lighting. There are many other forms of public lighting that are contributing to the global light pollution problem. These include lighting from sports fields, advertising signage, media screens, facade lighting, public space lighting, not to mention the vast amounts of spill light that escapes from practically unoccupied commercial buildings on a nightly basis. It is little wonder that light pollution is increasing at a global rate of over 2% per annum.

Read more at: https://insite.ipwea.org/the-urgency-of-controlling-light-pollution/

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