European Commission adopts mobile phone radiation testing standard requiring measurement at 0 mm body contact

🇪🇺 European Commission adopts mobile phone radiation testing standard requiring measurement at 0 mm body contact

October 12, 2026 (EMFS)

Oct 10, 2026 (original)

Source: EM Radiation Research Trust

Source category: Policy

EM Radiation Research Trust reports: The European Commission has adopted a new mobile phone radiation testing standard requiring SAR testing at 0 mm, directly against the body, reflecting how phones are commonly carried and used. According to the article, a number of existing handsets may no longer comply with permitted SAR limits under the new testing conditions, and manufacturers have until March 2028 to comply. The Trust credits the French Phonegate campaign with pushing realistic testing onto the agenda. The decision itself (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2003) is not new: it was adopted on September 4, 2026 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on September 7. It is marked as EEA-relevant, so it will also apply to Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein once incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

Note: EM Radiation Research Trust (RRT) is a UK-based nonprofit advocacy organisation focused on electromagnetic radiation and health.

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"The European Commission has adopted a new mobile phone radiation testing standard requiring testing at 0 mm, directly against the body, reflecting more closely how many of us actually carry and use mobile phones."

— EM Radiation Research Trust

"The new standard could mean that quite a number of existing Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) handsets may no longer comply with the permitted SAR limits under the new testing conditions. Manufacturers have until March 2028 to comply with the new standard."

— EM Radiation Research Trust

"Compliance with these limits does not, by itself, resolve the scientific question about reported biological effects."

— EM Radiation Research Trust

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📍 European Union

📍 Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

🇪🇺 European Commission adopts mobile phone radiation testing standard requiring measurement at 0 mm body contact

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