diagnose:funk, the German environmental and consumer organisation, has published the 48-page issue 2026-3 of its member magazine kompakt, headlined by an Italian high-court ruling discussed with Dr. Francesco Imbesi of the South Tyrol consumer centre, which the organisation reads as establishing a manufacturer's duty to inform buyers about possible health risks of mobile-phone radiation.
Other listed contents include digital utility meters, radiation and bird protection, effects on bat orientation, the environmental costs of artificial intelligence, a growing EHS doctors' network, and the Federal Office for Radiation Protection's ATHEM-3 study.
Quotes (our translation)
"Even if the scientific findings on possible health risks of the high-frequency radiation emitted by mobile phones are not yet conclusive, this does not rule out a manufacturer's duty to inform about possible, even if not yet proven, risks."
[original: "Auch wenn die wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zu möglichen gesundheitlichen Risiken der von Mobiltelefonen ausgehenden Hochfrequenzstrahlung noch nicht eindeutig sind, schließt dies eine Informationspflicht des Herstellers über mögliche, wenn auch noch nicht bewiesene Risiken nicht aus."]
"The absence of information can itself be a legally relevant harm, because it prevents the consumer's self-determination."
[original: "Die fehlende Information kann selbst ein rechtlich relevanter Schaden sein, weil sie die Selbstbestimmung des Verbrauchers verhindert."]
"One cannot wait until the final proof!"
[original: "Man kann nicht warten bis zum endgültigen Beweis!"]
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