MP who Championed Tougher Warnings on Prescription Drugs now wants Tougher Warnings on Cell Phones

OTTAWA, Jan. 19, 2015 /CNW/ - Conservative MP Terence Young will announce today that he has multi-party support from MP's across Canada for his Private Member's Bill requiring warning labels on cell phones and Wi-Fi routers wherever they are sold.

The Oakville MP was successful last year in passing a law requiring clearer warnings on pharmaceuticals. He's now introduced a Bill that will require safety warnings on all microwave emitting wireless devices sold in Canada.

"The World Health Organization places wireless radiation on the same cancer warning-list as DDT, lead and car exhaust," said Young. "Canadians have a right to know this." 

Young points out that manufacturers including Blackberry, Motorola and Apple already publish safety warnings about their own devices, but they are not easy to find.

"Their warnings are in fine print, in paper booklets that few people read," he said.  "This new Bill ensures those same warnings will be readable and easy to find, right on the packaging or the device."

If passed, the government could require all wireless devices sold in Canada to carry warning labels similar to tobacco and alcohol products. Retailers who fail to ensure warnings are affixed to the packages could be fined up to a hundred thousand dollars per day.

News Conference:		Parliamentary Press Gallery, Charles Lynch Room
		10:30 am Monday 19 Jan 2015
Interviews:		Terence Young, MP Oakville, ON (Conservative)
		Frank Clegg, CEO, Canadians For Safe Technology
				(Former President of Microsoft Canada)

Background:   www.C4ST.org/PMB

SOURCE C4ST: Canadians For Safe Technology

[email protected], Phone: [phone]

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