Italian Court Orders Public Safety Campaign
From Louis Slesin, Microwave News:
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Italian Court Orders Public Safety Campaign
Must Begin by July 16;
Government Will Not Appeal Decision
In a victory for advocates of precaution, an Italian court has ordered the government to launch a campaign to advise the public of the health risks from mobile and cordless phones.
The information campaign must begin by July 16.
The court in Rome reached its decision last November, but the announcement was only made yesterday. SNIP
Today, the government announced that it would not appeal the ruling, Stefano Bertone told Microwave News. Bertone is with the law firm of Ambrosio and Commodo in Turin, and is helping represent a citizens group called APPLE, which sued to force the government to act. APPLE is an acronym for the Association for the Prevention of and Fight Against Electrosmog.
In a joint press release, three different ministries “”of Health, of Environment and of Education and Research”” acknowledge that there is a need to raise public awareness on how to use mobile phones safely.
SNIP