RF Safety Advocate Says FCC, FDA Lack Expertise to Make Proper Decisions

California Brain Tumor Association Outreach Director Kevin Mottus filed studies at the FCC, posted in docket 19-226 Wednesday, raising concerns about the health effects of RF emissions from wireless facilities. Comments are due Friday on a December NPRM (see 1912040036) on the range of frequencies for which RF exposure limits should apply. “The FCC and [Food and Drug Administration] lack the necessary competence and capacity to conduct proper safety testing upon whose results this rulemaking and human exposure limits to RF radiation should be based,” Mottus said: “We need proper safety testing as distinguished from demonstrably inadequate emissions testing.” “The FDA has many resources providing the agency’s view on exposure to radio frequency energy emitted by cellphones,” a spokesperson emailed. The FCC didn’t comment.