This plea follows a report released by the British Consumers' Association division called 'Which?'. The association claims hands-free kits for mobile phones -- thought to minimise the risk of radiation to the consumer - may actually transmit three times the emissions to a user's head.
The call to label mobile phones with emission levels is fundamental to consumer choice according to ACA spokesman Charles Britton.
-Consumers can decide and drive the mobile phone market, if consumers think emission levels are important, then they're the ones who should decide," Britton told ZDNet Australia.
Dr Peter Fringe from St Vincent De Paul's Hospital and Professor MacKenzie, Professor of Applied Physics at Sydney University have been working together assessing the risk of mobile phone usage. Their findings clash with those released from the 'Which?' Report.
-The Which? article says that the hands-free kit is transmitting three times the emissions, Fringe and MacKenzie are saying that it transmits half the energy from the antenna," Britton said.
-There is such a wide range of opinions. We're not debating that there's definitely a physical phenomena, but the magnitude (of emissions) depends on the methodology," he said.
-The important point here is that it doesn't change the risk assessment to whether mobile phones are doing damage or not. It's still in limbo. There is no real evidence saying they are or they are not."
-People shouldn't assume absolute protection from any hazards that there may be."
