Results of a 10-year study by the World Health Organization indicates that extensive cell phone use may result in brain tumors later in life. Details of the study will be published soon.
To safeguard the consumer, either the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will promulgate warnings about cell phone use and/or cell phone manufacturers will take it upon themselves to self-regulate and improve technology to protect the consumer. Otherwise, the law will have to change through legal action. Consumers who develop a brain tumor may bring a cause of action against the cell phone manufacturer, arguing that the manufacturer defectively designed the cell phone. The manufacturers’ defense would be similar to that of the cigarette industry: consumers KNOW that the product is not good for them. However, cell phones are a necessity in this modern age and it is foreseeable to a manufacturer that the consumer will use the phone extensively throughout the day. Therefore, the cell phone should be manufactured for safe, extensive use.
ABC News also reported on the risks of cell phones.
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