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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:31 am Post Subject: Ministers to warn: Exposure to fluorescents may cause skin c
The inter-ministerial committee on carcinogenic materials has decided to issue a warning on the use of energy-saving fluorescent lamps because of the risk of skin cancer due to the radiation they emit.
The committee, which advises the Health Ministry, prepared a warning that was recently relayed to the Department of Public Health at the ministry. It calls on Israelis to keep reasonable distance from the spiral-shaped compact fluorescent lamps if exposure to them is longer than one hour per day
The committee explained that its warning is based on the fact that the lightbulbs emit ultraviolet (UV) rays similar to those of the sun, and therefore increase the risk of skin cancer. According to the recommendation, the lamps should be affixed to ceilings at a distance of more than 30 centimeters from the room's occupants, and should not be used as permanent lighting on desks or walls close to a person's body, and in rooms where the residents spend many hours of the day.
The warning was adopted following reports from Britain about the risks posed by the lamps. A position paper issued by the British Health Protection Agency a year ago stated that the bulbs may emit UV rays that under certain conditions may expose people to higher amounts of radiation than the recommended level
The British agency also called on the European Union to consider limiting the distribution of these lamps, whose popularity has increased because of their significantly lower electricity consumption.
Research carried out in Israel has shown that radiation from the lamps also increases the risk of breast and prostate cancers. Research by the University of Haifa's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, published two years ago, concluded that in Israeli towns whose streets are lit with fluorescent lamps there are more breast cancer cases.
In response to this report the Health Ministry said that the committee's recommendation was presented and is now being discussed.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:44 am Post Subject:
Interesting and I wonder where this is going. Will it lead into recommendations that the only approved bulbs are those mercury-filled energy savers and then onto banning of all other alternatives and eventually enforcement? Looks quite possible to me. Funny how obvious mercury risks are always overlooked while the risk of cancer from UV is promoted in the media - obviously as a means to and end for those pushing it. Combine this with the new so-called "smart meters" that reportedly can determine exactly what appliances (and I would assume what type of lightbulbs!) you use being tested and the invasive surveillance of each & every home looms ever closer! All it'll take for this kind of nightmare to become reality is the stroke of a pen in December!!! :shock:
Question (cos this is something I'm no expert on) - do the "tanning tubes" in sunbeds provide vitamin D for users? I'm pretty sure they use the same lamps in places like Iceland to provide vitamin D for people due to low sunlight hours at times of the year. I know they're not that good for you but I heard there's talk of banning those overseas and I'm sure these will definitely be banned here under the above situation ie. recommendation... "a distance of more than 30 centimeters from the room's occupants".
That IS precisely what did happen here! Under Labour they were gonna make these dangerous and toxic CFL lightbulbs compulsory however, Gerry Brownlee had the foresight when he got into power when National was voted in to halt this proposed legislation. I wrote to him and gave him plenty of evidence as to how these bulbs are bad for the environment and bad for many people's health.
The EU has made them compulsory. And USA is introducing this too i understand. People need to take a stand. Do their homework and then speak out. Luckily here in NZ, we still have free choice on this issue.
