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31 October 2019

5G, Cell Phone Radiation and Cancer: Dr. Anthony Miller Interview

Theodora Scarato, Executive Director of the Environmental Health Trust, interviews cancer expert, Dr. Anthony Miller who emphasizes the risks to children from exposure to radiofrequency radiation from wireless devices, Wi-Fi... Please share widely.

5G, Cell Phone Radiation and Cancer: Dr. Anthony Miller Interview (30 October 2019, 58 min.)





Phonegate: Exposure to Mobile Phones Under French Government Scrutiny

Exposure to mobile phones under government scrutiny
By Damien Coulomb, Le Quotidien du médecin, 28 October 2019 - English translation by Phonegate Alert

Photo credit: Phanie
The Ministries of Health, Ecological and Solidarity Transition and Economy and Finance have announced measures to limit exposure to emissions from certain mobile phones.

In particular, France will ask the European Commission to strengthen the requirements for new mobile phones placed on the market. The government will require that the certification tests be performed on contact with the device and not at 5 mm as is currently the case.

This series of measures follows the opinion issued on 21 October by the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES). The latter noted that a significant number of mobile phones in circulation did not comply with the new European directives known as "RED" (transposed into French law in 2016).

28 October 2019

Close to the Body, Certain Smartphones Emit Too Many Waves

Close to the body, certain smartphones emit too many waves.
by Nina Schretr, 60millions-mag.com, 23 octobre 2019 - translation

iStock/Kristina Jovanovic
Excess waves emitted by mobiles placed on the market before 2017 may present risks for the user. At least 18 models are involved.

Updated 25 October 2019
The [French] Government reacts to the publication of the ANSES report

The government has just announced that it will soon meet with mobile phone manufacturers to update the software of models placed on the market before the current standard was implemented.

The National Frequencies Agency (ANFR) will also strengthen the control of phones in 2020.

The government also undertakes to ask the European Commission to ensure that device certification tests are now carried out in contact with the body, as recommended by ANSES, and no longer at 5 mm as is currently the case.

26 October 2019

France’s Health Agency Issues Recommendations To Limit Smartphone Radiation And Test Phones At Body Contact

France’s Health Agency Issues Recommendations to Limit Smartphone Radiation and Update PreMarket Compliance Testing of Cell Phone Emissions to Include Body Contact Positions
ehtrust.org, October 2019

The French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) has just released a report entitled “Mobile phones close to the body and health.” ANSES recommends that measures be taken to ensure users are no longer exposed to cell phone radiation levels that exceed regulatory limits, consumers are educated about the manufacturers’ instructions for a separation distance and compliance testing of emission be updated so that cell phones’ radiation tests are performed in positions of body contact.

Excerpts from the ANSES Report:

ANSES Opinion on Exposure to Mobile Telephones Carried Close to the Body

ANSES announcement in English of publication of its opinion, "Exposure to mobile telephones carried close to the body" - at end of article there is a link to a 16-page document in English setting out details of the opinion.

ANSES Opinion on the possible health effects associated with high specific absorption rate values from mobile telephones carried close to the body

Exposure to mobile telephones carried close to the body
anses.fr, 21 October 2019

Testing of exposure to waves emitted by mobile telephones was modified in 2016 to take changes in models and uses into account. Since then, manufacturers have been required to assess exposure under realistic conditions of use, i.e. when the telephone is placed very close to the body, at a maximum distance of 5 mm. However, many telephones complying with the earlier regulations, and still in use, generate high levels of exposure when placed close to the body. ANSES was therefore asked to assess the possible health effects associated with these exposure conditions. Following its expert appraisal, ANSES recommends that measures be taken to ensure that users are no longer subject to high levels of exposure when telephones are carried close to the body.

A need to adapt standards to take changes in mobile telephones into account

Phonegate: French ministerial announcements: an important step in our actions to protect the health of mobile phone users



French ministerial announcements: an important step in our actions to protect the health of mobile phone users

Equipe Phonegate 25 Oct 2019

In a joint statement published today, the French ministries of Health, Ecology and Economy announced several proposals for action to strengthen health protection for mobile phone users in France and Europe. These are in the context of the recommendations made on 21 October 2019 by the French health & safety agency in its report entitled “Mobile phones worn close to the body and health”, and the mobilization actions of our association following the revelation in July 2016 by Dr Marc Arazi of the Phonegate industrial and health scandal.

For our President:

“This is undoubtedly another victory for our association and for all the partner organisations, independent scientists, lawyers who are members of the Consortium, journalists who work in France and abroad to protect the health of the 5 billion mobile phone users”.

However, we regret the lack of consultation with the associations that are fighting this fight. We reiterate our call for a meeting with the ministers concerned. To this end, we will take an initiative in the coming days.

Press release translated by Phonegate Alert
[Note: We have modified the format to better reflect that of the original press release published by the French Government.]

23 October 2019

5 Billion Mobile Phone Users in the World: How Many Users Are Exposing Themselves to Levels of Microwave Radiation Beyond Regulatory Standards?

Serious damage can be caused to
the unborn child in the womb from
exposure to microwave radiation
emitted by wireless technologies.
Re-Posted: 23 October 2019: More than ever relevant! **

5 Billion Mobile Phone Users in the World: How Many Users Are Exposing Themselves to Levels of Microwave Radiation Beyond Regulatory Standards?
by Meris Michaels, mieuxprevenir.blogspot.ch, 22 July 2017

“While the Swiss are very disappointed in the new European directive on roaming, there has been no attention accorded to the evolution of the "Phonegate" scandal, revealing that 9 out of 10 mobile phones exceed the legal standards of radiation set by the European Union when used in contact with the body. These same norms govern Switzerland. This scandal, which echoes "Dieselgate" in terms of the failure of international monitoring protocols, risks to be even more serious.” - Extract from "Phonegate" - Readers' Mail, Tribune de Genève, 13 July 2017

“PhoneGate… is more about the massive discrepancy between how phones are tested and how they are actually used in real life. In other words, the cell phone makers aren’t deceiving the regulators. Instead, the regulators allow the cell phone makers to deceive the public, while still complying with the law.”

“As a physician, I am deeply concerned about what this means for our health and especially the health of our children.” 
- Dr. Marc Arazi, French physician who launched the alert on Phonegate

The Swiss are more concerned about the high cost of phone calls made when in other European countries than they are about the health consequences of exposure to mobile phone radiation. How many of these 5 billion persons are aware of the health effects of microwave radiation emitted by these devices? How many people know that there are warnings in cell phones manuals or in the cell phone itself that regulatory radiation standards may be exceeded when the phone is held against the body? How many people carry the phone in the pocket or tucked in the bra, or use it glued to the ear for long phone conversations?

22 October 2019

French National Agency Conducts SAR Tests on Cell Phones in Contact with the Body

Following is an extract from our post, "Time to Wake Up to the Global Public Health Issue of Phonegate" (17 September 2019 update).  We have updated the section on SAR tests conducted by the French National Frequencies Agency (ANFR) on cell phones in contact with the body, to explain in more detail the issues raised in the report by ANSES (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety), "Mobile Phones Close to the Body and Health" ("Téléphones mobiles portés près du corps et santé").

French national agency conducts SAR tests on cell phones in contact with the body

21 October 2019

Phonegate : [Breaking News] The Recommendations of ANSES Call Upon the Public Authorities and Industry to Face their Health Responsibilities

[Breaking news] The recommendations of ANSES call upon the public authorities and industry to face their health responsibilities
Equipe Phonegate 21 Oct 2019

The French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) has just made public the first part of its expert group report entitled “Mobile phones close to the body and health“, dated July 2019. For Dr. Marc Arazi, who launched the alert on the Phonegate scandal in July 2016:

“This is undoubtedly a great step forward and a tremendous recognition for our international alert action. The public and industrial authorities are now faced with their responsibilities and must inform mobile phone users of the health risks involved.”

This had been expected since the end of 2017, following our appeal to the public authorities and the request made by the General Directorate of Health (Ministry for Solidarity and Health) and the Directorate of Risk Prevention (Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition) to ANSES to be informed of the health risks for adults and children exposed to specific absorption rate (SAR) levels of more than 2 W/kg (European legal limit).

The Dangerous Push For More Technology In Schools

The Dangerous Push For More Technology In Schools
By Dr. Devra Davis, Opinion, ibtimes.com, 19 October 2019

A legacy of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, Title 1 schools, are located in some of the poorest neighborhoods in this nation. More than half of all schools in America are eligible for special funding to enhance educational programming and community engagement. Over half of the covered students are in elementary schools, with one in every eight in preschool and kindergarten. Riddled with violent crime, environmental contamination, and limited expectations, disproportionately jailed teens from these schools are poorly prepared for the technologically-based job market.

As a result, they face the highest unemployment rate as young adults.

If there ever were a Trojan Horse of public education, it is stabled with technologists now generously giving away Virtual Reality and other fun tech toys. Verizon, Google, and others have donated hundreds of millions in educational resources with no recognition that microwave wireless radiation should not be used close to the brains of young children. Betsy Devos, the current Secretary of Education, leads national efforts to sell local school districts on the capacity of charter schools to innovate in the use of laptops for students from preschool through primary school and high school.

17 October 2019

Climate, Biodiversity and Health at Risk - Interview with MEP Klaus Buchner (ÖDP) on 5G

Climate, Biodiversity and Health at Risk - Interview with MEP Klaus Buchner (ÖDP) on 5G
diagnose-funk.org, 14 October 2019 - translation

Photo: Simone Lettenmayer
Prof. Klaus Buchner, Member of the European Parliament, worked at the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics in Munich, where he received his doctorate in physics, and at the European Research Centre CERN in Geneva. He spent several years abroad and did research at the University of Kyoto (Japan) and at the University of Chandigarh (India). From 1973 until his retirement in 2006 he was a lecturer and professor at the mathematical faculty of the TU Munich. He has been a member of the Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti in Messina since 1979 and was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit of the University of Wroclaw in 1992. He joined the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) in 1983. As its federal chairman from 2003 to 2010, one of his main concerns was the networking of the ÖDP with local citizens' initiatives. He currently gives lectures on 5G almost weekly.

diagnose:funk: Prof. Buchner: As an MEP you mainly work on trade agreements and export restrictions for surveillance technology. Why are you involved against 5G?

16 October 2019

Switzerland: Text of federal popular initiative “For a health conscious and energy-efficient mobile communications”

Text of federal popular initiative “For a health conscious and energy-efficient mobile communications” - 15 October 2019 - unofficial translation

The proponents of the initiative have until April 15, 2021 to collect the 100,000 signatures needed to force a nationwide vote.

Text:
Published in the Federal Gazette on October 15, 2019. The undersigned Swiss citizens with the right to vote request, pursuant to Articles 34, 136, 139 and 194 of the Federal Constitution and in accordance with the Federal Act of 17 December 1976 on political rights (arts. 68 et seq.), that the Constitution is amended as follows:

Art. 118, al. 2, let. d  It [Confederation] legislates on:
d. protection against non-ionizing radiation; the law regulates the following in relation to the influence of mobile telephony and microwave radiation: 

1. the limit values of the installation set out in the Ordinance of 23 December 1999 on protection against non-ionizing radiation, which are between 4 and 6 volts per meter, should not be measured, not even due to new measurement methods,

2. mobile telephony and Internet services must be divided into outdoor and indoor space; the power and consequently, the electricity consumption of mobile phone transmitters and wireless local area networks must be lowered so that the emissions no longer pass through the damping of the building; inside buildings, the data must be transmitted by fiber-optic or coaxial cables, not by electromagnetic waves,

Europe: Help Us to Find Out If These Unsafe Mobile Phone Models Are Still Available in Your country

Europe: Help us to find out if these unsafe mobile phone models are still available in your country
Equipe Phonegate 16 Oct 2019

Following our alert launched in France in 2016 by Dr. Marc Arazi, we obtained the publication of the test reports of hundreds of control tests carried out since 2012 by our National Frequencies Agency (ANFR).

As a result, we have requested the removal or update of more than 250 of the most popular models.

Since April 2018, 18 different models have been withdrawn from the French market, banned or updated. We have reported this situation to national agencies, such as in Switzerland, Germany and most recently to the European Parliament.

Development of a collaborative database

15 October 2019

Switzerland: Popular Initiative Launched Against 5G

Popular initiative launched against 5G

Telephony: The Chancellery has given the go-ahead for the federal initiative "For a healthy and energy-efficient mobile telephony".

ats/nxp / 24heures.ch, 15 October 2019 - translation

The federal initiative "For a healthy and energy-efficient
mobile telephony" is launched. 
Image: archive/illustrative
photo/Keystone
The introduction of 5G mobile communication technology in Switzerland raises many concerns. Its opponents have launched a popular initiative limiting the expansion of the network. They have until 15 April 2021 to collect the necessary 100,000 signatures.

The text of the initiative calls for the limit values set by the Ordinance on Protection against Non-Ionising Radiation not to be raised, not even because of new measurement methods.

Mobile telephony and Internet services would be separated between outdoor and indoor space. Thus, the power of the transmitters would need to be lowered so that emissions do not enter a building. Inside, the data would be transmitted by fiber optic or coaxial cables, not by electromagnetic waves.


13 October 2019

Phonegate Alert invited to the International conference Stop 5G at the Italian Parliament

Phonegate Alert invited to the International conference Stop 5G at the Italian Parliament
Equipe Phonegate 12 Oct 2019

At the invitation of the Italian Alliance Stop 5G and the European Alliance Stop5G and its main animator, Maurizio Martucci, we will be present on Tuesday November 5, 2019 in Rome to participate in this international conference which will be held at the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Our President, Dr. Marc Arazi, will speak to the ongoing international, industrial and health scandal of the Phonegate and warn of the disloyalty of mobile phone manufacturers who have overexposed all mobile phone users well beyond levels that pose a risk to our health and safety. This new case will be ten times more important than the dieselgate scandal (Volkswagen case).

11 October 2019

Phonegate: [Press release] The flaws in the control of mobile phones by European and international authorities

[Press release] The flaws in the control of mobile phones by European and international authorities
Equipe Phonegate 11 Oct 2019

In a press release published on October 4, 2019 on its website, the French National Frequencies Agency (ANFR) announced the withdrawal from the market and the recall of the ECHO Horizon Lite phone following measures to control the specific absorption rate (SAR) “trunk” which revealed that the authorized regulatory limit had been exceeded.

ANFR also sanctioned the French distribution company MODELABS MOBILES, which markets this model, with an administrative fine of €7,500. The SAR “trunk” of the Echo Horizon Lite was measured at 2.38W/kg in May 2018 and at a higher level of 2.84 W/kg after ANFR requested the update of this phone. To our knowledge, this is the first time that a company has been financially sanctioned for this reason.

Since we issued the alert, this is the eighteenth smartphone model pinned in France by ANFR for exceeding the SAR “trunk” or “head”.

10 October 2019

Web giants 'cashing in' on misery of children, says NHS boss, amid surge in treatment for gaming addiction

Web giants 'cashing in' on misery of children, says NHS boss, amid surge in treatment for gaming addiction
by Laura Donnelly, health editor, telegraph.co.uk, 8 October 2019

Psychiatric staff will treat young patients with severe
and complex addiction.
Credit: Peter Byrne/PA
The head of the health service has accused internet firms of "cashing in" on addiction, as he announced NHS plans to treat children with disorders caused by gaming and social media.

Simon Stevens said the service had been left "picking up the pieces" of young lives wrecked by obsessions fuelled by technology, as he attacked giants for failing to behave responsibly.

Health chiefs highlighted other countries who have banned under 16s from online gaming after midnight, as they announced plans for the first centre to treat children with such addictions.

08 October 2019

Phonegate: Dr. Arazi’s Presentation at the International Scientific Conference in Mainz, Germany

"We had three days of high quality scientific exchanges and debates in Mainz. We would like to thank the organizers for their hospitality and the hundreds of people present who greeted Dr. Marc Arazi's closing presentation with a standing ovation. A great acknowledgement for the work of the entire team." - Phonegate Alert Association

Dr Arazi’s presentation at the International Scientific Conference in Mainz, Germany
Equipe Phonegate 7 Oct 2019

Several hundred people were present from 3 to 6 October 2019 at the International Scientific Conference in Mainz, Germany, to listen to the speeches of some of the leading independent experts who had come to report on their work on the health, technological and legal risks associated with mobile phone waves.

At a time when the industry in the sector was determined to develop 5G on a massive scale, they all called on political decision-makers to apply the precautionary principle and to put in place a moratorium before any deployment.

02 October 2019

Phonegate: Dr. Arazi’s Alert Launched at the European Parliament

Phonegate: Dr Arazi’s alert launched at the European Parliament
Equipe Phonegate, 2 Oct 2019

We would like to thank MEPs Philippe Lamberts, Michèle Rivasi and Klaus Buchner of the Greens/EFA for this remarkable event organised on 1 October 2019 at the European Parliament. This allowed our President to launch an alert to the European authorities asking them to take all appropriate measures to protect mobile phone users from the health and industrial risks associated with the international Phonegate scandal, particularly at the time of the announced launch of 5G.

01 October 2019

Biological Effects of Wireless Technology - International Public Symposium, Mainz, 4-6 October 2019

Speakers include: Prof. Dr. Klaus Buchner, Prof. Dr. Dariusz Leszczynski, Prof. Dr. Martin Pall, Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Mosgöller, Prof. em. Prof. Dr. med. habil. Karl Hecht, Dr. Devra Davis, Prof. Dr. med. Michael Kundi, Peter Hensinger M.A., Prof. Dr. Gertraud Teuchert-Noodt, Prof. Dr. med. Dominique Belpomme, Prof. Dr. med. Lennart Hardell, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Kühling, Richter a.D. Bernd I. Budzinski, Dr. med. Marc Arazi, Dr. George L. Carlo
(Click on "Flyer" for full program: https://kompetenzinitiative.com/en/veranstaltungen/#main)


BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY – 
International Public Symposium, Mainz, Germany, 4-6 October 2019

Cell Phones, Smartphones, Tablets, Smart Home, Smart City, Internet of Things… The digital transformation of our society is expected to continue with the new 5G standard, largely through mobile and wireless communication. As a result, radiation exposure due to mobile and wireless communication technologies, their infrastructure and applications will increase enormously.

What health risks are involved? What are the possible consequences for particular groups at risk, especially children and adolescents?