Italian Court Orders Government to Launch Cell Phone Radiation Awareness Campaign
An Italian court has ordered the government to launch a campaign to advise the public of the health risks from mobile and cordless phones to begin by July 16. A citizens group called APPLE (Association for the Prevention of and Fight Against Electrosmog) sued to force the government to act. A joint press release between the Ministry of the Environment, Education and Health on the decision states the three ministries “welcome the judicial decision, convinced of the need to raise awareness on the issue and to promote prevention measures.”
In a breaking news report from Microwave News on the decision, Stefano Bertone who is helping represent APPLE, stated, “This case has important implications not only in Italy, but worldwide. At the moment, health and safety information is contained —or, I should say, buried— in cell phone manuals. This is not good enough. If it was, the court would have agreed with the government that sufficient information is already available.”
The New York Times AP reported the story in “Court orders Italian govt to publicize cellphone risks” and also cited a 2017 Italian court of Ivrea ruling that long-term use of a company-issued cell phone caused Telecom employee, Roberto Romeo’s non-cancerous brain tumor. In 2012 the Italian Supreme Court ruled that the National Institute for Workmen’s Compensation must compensate Innocente Marcolini, a 60-year-old retired businessman for his tumor due to long term cell phone use.
Over twenty countries have explicit health advice to the public to lower cell phone radiation exposure. France has issued several campaigns over the years educating their public on safer ways to use technology.
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News coverage on the court decision
More about policy and action in Italy below.
This information is found on our database on international protective EMF policy.
2018: The City Council of Bologna unanimously approved an initiative to inform the public about the health risks of cell phone and wireless radiation in light of the NTP and Ramazzini Institute studies. According to news reports the action calls for the Council to:
2018: The Ramazzini Institute of Bologna has developed materials to share to high school students on how to reduce exposure to cell phone radiation. Click here to download PDF.
2017 Decree of the Environment Minister has recommendations on reducing EMF.
Section 2.3.5.4 of the Decree recommends reducing exposure to indoor electromagnetic pollution
News on the Directive: “Replace The WiFi Dangerous With Safer Wiring: It Is Law But No One Knows!” Di Maurizio Martucci, July 11, 2017
Italian Decree of 8 July 2003 (electric and magnetic fields of power lines): Intervention level 10 microteslas (µT) for existing installations at playgrounds, flats, schools and areas where people stay 4 hours per day or more. Quality objective = 3 microteslas (µT) for new lines and for plannings. There are more stringent guidelines in three regions: 0,2 microteslas (µT)
Occupational Safety Database: National database of emission levels of equipment funded by Ministry of Health, regarding occupational exposure to physical agents including EMF www.portaleagentifisici.it
The site is managed and upgraded by INAIL, in cooperation with Tuscany regional authority, and local occupational safety and prevention Departments of Siena and Modena cities. The development of the web site is absolutely relevant in the frame of public information activities, specifically designed for occupational safety.
2017: The Italian Court of Ivrea ruling recognizes causal link between cellphone use and brain tumor.
2016: Mayor of Borgofranco d’Ivrea ordered Wi-Fi to be turned off in schools. “Mayor Livio Tola told the town’s high school and elementary school to return to using cables to connect to the internet after reading that the electromagnetic waves given off by wireless routers were especially harmful to young children.”
2015: State Parliament of South Tyrol voted to confirm the precautionary principle: The State Government was mandated:
2012 Italian Supreme Court Ruling: Man’s brain tumor was caused by his cell phone use.
Lecce, Italy, “Istituto Comprensivo Alighieri- Diaz” School banned wifi: Their two resolutions decided:
The Piemonte Region Council adopted a resolution to limit EMF exposure by limiting the use of wifi in schools and be considerate to the problem of EHS people.
The Italian Society for Preventive and Social Pediatrics has officially called to prohibit cell phones for children under 10 years old.
2016 – Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino laid out plans “to cut back on Wi-Fi in state schools and government buildings over concerns that radiation might damage people’s health”.
https://ehtrust.org/italian-court-orders-government-to-launch-cell-phone-radiation-awareness-campaign/
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