CHRIS SORENSEN

BUSINESS REPORTER

As many as 129,000 cellphones made by Korean conglomerate LG are being recalled across Canada because they may not meet federal guidelines for radio frequency exposure.

The voluntary recall was issued after tests found the LG 150, a black flip phone, did not meet Industry Canada specifications for radio frequency emissions, resulting in the device being decertified.

via TheStar.com | Business | Company recalls LG 150 cellphones

It’s one thing for a company to release a product that doesn’t meet the needs or  expectations of their users, it is a whole other thing when they release a product that is a potential health hazard. The LG 150 may be one of hundreds of canary corpses in the mobility coalmine.

Does it even matter when health warnings on mobile phones are substantiated? People keep using them anyway, just like people continue to eat junk food and drink and drive. For better or worse, cell phones have replaced the cigarette as the ubiquitous vice accessory. And just like tobacco, governments are in no hurry to act on the warnings from the scientific community.