Mobiles users in dark over risk fear
Top mobile firms are warning shareholders about the potential health risks of using their phones but are keeping the information from customers.
Companies including Blackberry, EE, Nokia and Vodafone have told investors they could face legal action from users if research finds l ink s between thei r products and cancer.
Yet they fail to warn users of any potential risk in their ads and packaging.
BT, who own EE, told investors starkly in their 2017 report: “We can’t provide absolute assurance that research in the future won’t establ ish l inks between radio frequency emissions and health risks.”
Nokia said there had been some research results that indicated the possibility that electromagnetic waves emitted from mobile devices and base stations have adverse health effects.
The news comes after we revealed Neil Whitfield, 60, is the first Briton to sue a phone maker and could win up to £1million from Nokia if successful.
He blames Nokia phones for giving him an acoustic neuroma on a nerve between his inner ear and brain.
Neil said that if firms are warning investors there is a possible risk they should be warning people who use their phones and networks.”
BT said no health risk had been established.
Nokia said al l l isted c ompa n i e s ha d a n obl igat ion to inform investors of risks.