US Cellphone Radiation Tests Are ‘Rigged,’ Ignoring Long-Term Health Effects: Expert

While U.S. tests focus narrowly on whether phones heat tissue, some experts argue they fail to show the whole picture.

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France’s recent ban on sales of the iPhone 12 due to radiation concerns has sparked apprehension throughout Europe about the health risks of cellphone radiation exposure. American regulators focus narrowly on whether phones heat tissue, but some experts argue that such tests fail to show the whole picture.

“The way they’re tested is to see whether or not they heat you up, and not for the chronic long-term effects that have been demonstrated,” Devra Davis, a cancer epidemiologist who holds a doctorate in science studies and a master’s in public health in epidemiology, told The Epoch Times. “Particularly the effects on sperm and lower testosterone, among others.”

Cellphone Radiation Tests Are ‘Rigged’: Expert

According to Ms. Davis, the biggest problem with U.S. testing is that it’s not conducted with the phone against the body—the tests are set up with spacers, as if phones were in holsters or other holders. She compared it to the “Dieselgate” scandal involving Volkswagen, when the company rigged its tests to show lower exhaust emissions than the vehicle actually produced.