Are there safety benefits to using shields, special batteries of other add on devices for mobile phones?
Mobile phones are designed to comply with scientifically based safety standards. However, add-on products are being marketed which claim to make phones ‘safer.’ The US Federal Trade Commission cautions that ‘…there is no scientific proof that the so-called shields significantly reduce exposure from electromagnetic emissions…’ and it has successfully challenged a number of promoters of such products. Batteries and other devices are also being promoted that claim to produce a ‘noise field’ that will ‘neutralise’ potential harmful effects of mobile phone signals. The scientific basis of those claims is not accepted by the consensus of scientific opinion. In addition, related studies were not confirmed by independent European laboratories. In August 2007 the UK Advertising Standards Authority upheld complaints against company that sells cosmetics for marketing claims that electromagnetic waves could damage the skin and making undue appeal to consumers fear of harm. The current WHO advi
