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SF Board Backs Posting of Cell Phone Radiation

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors votes 10-1 to give preliminary approval to a proposal that requires retailers to show the amount of radio frequency energy people absorb in their bodies when talking on the cell phones they sell. Final approval is expected next week.
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San Francisco moved a step closer Tuesday to becoming the first city in the nation to require that retailers post in their stores notices on the level of radiation emitted by the cell phones they offer.

The Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 to give preliminary approval to the proposal. Final approval is expected next week. Supervisor Sean Elsbernd was the lone vote in opposition. Mayor Gavin Newsom, an early proponent of the legislation, plans to sign it into law when it reaches his desk.

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