{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4912","number":"4912","name":"Christin Ritz","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-20T04:00Z","body":"Please follow the many studies, including those by the NIH, about the harm and DNA damage that wireless radiation, RF radiation from Smart Meters, and EMFs can cause especially to children, when making decisions about how these are implemented and often forced on citizens. In my state of Massachusetts our utility companies are able to charge us unrestricted fees if we choose to not have a dangerous Smart Meter installed. This is wrong. We should not be charged several hundred dollars per year to opt out of dangerous radiation. Thank-you.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4912","tags":["child-development","biology-metabolism","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"418a3b306f17f5d269d615d6542f45fb661748841c36dcd402ef5b7e46ffb4c1","slug":"child-development-comment-4912","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4912","body_sha256":"8e6809f6bfbad7684cf54aa90493ab254828edb251ddfc580c8b8628e39c18f7","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":" charged several hundred dollars per year to opt out of dangerous radiation. Thank-you."},{"id":"children","evidence":"iation from Smart Meters, and EMFs can cause especially to children, when making decisions about how these are implemented and often"},{"id":"research","evidence":"Please follow the many studies, including those by the NIH, about the harm and DNA damage that "},{"id":"mechanisms","evidence":"cluding those by the NIH, about the harm and DNA damage that wireless radiation, RF radiation from Smart Meters, and EMF"}],"summary":"Requests consideration of research on wireless harm, DNA damage and children, and opposes utility fees for opting out of smart meters.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"63a48856934dead0b22deeffaca1137411953548206663fe991ca224838d624c","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["smart-meters","children","research","mechanisms"],"primary_topic":"smart-meters","forum_title":"Requests consideration of research on wireless harm, DNA damage and children, and opposes utility fees fo…"}