The World Health Organisation's special task force and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have concluded that mobile phone antennae repeaters have no substantial effect on health in relation to electro-magnetic radiation. No connection has been found to cancer in children or adults.

The two agencies review the implications for health of electro-magnetic radiation from mobile phone antennae repeaters in ambiances in which the general public is exposed.

Health Minister Joseph Cassar gave the reassuring findings in reply to a parliamentary question by Anthony Agius Decelis (PL).

On the use of mobile phones, he added that the two agencies had concluded that because the duration of people's exposure was shorter than the induction time of certain types of cancer, further long-term studies were required to identify if there was any risk of cancer, and only after exposure of about 10 years.

Dr Cassar added that tests carried out to date by the competent Malta Communications Authority had shown that the levels of electro-magnetic radiation as a percentage of the maximum acceptable level had always been lower than recommendations for the public.

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