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Rebuttal to Media Bias Fact Check’s Credibility Assessment of RF Safe

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 10, 2026

RF Safe publishes a rebuttal to Media Bias Fact Check’s (MBFC) January 8, 2026 credibility assessment, arguing MBFC’s “Medium Credibility” rating is unjustified despite MBFC upgrades to “Least Biased” and “Mostly Factual.” The post disputes MBFC’s criticisms (selective citation, alarmist framing, and potential conflict of interest from product sales) and claims RF Safe’s coverage aligns with WHO-commissioned reviews and legal/regulatory developments. RF Safe reiterates its view that thermal-only RF exposure guidelines are inadequate and calls for policy reform while stating it does not claim definitive human causation.

Microbiological safety of dehydrated foods: risk analysis, technology evaluation, and synergistic strategies for next-generation processing

Research PubMed: RF-EMF health Jan 9, 2026

This PubMed-listed review examines microbiological hazards in dehydrated foods and evaluates intervention and drying technologies to improve safety. It includes discussion of electromagnetic field-assisted drying approaches (e.g., microwave, radiofrequency, infrared) as processing tools for microbial control and dehydration efficiency. The EMF content is framed in an industrial food-processing context rather than human RF-EMF exposure or health risk from environmental sources.

Fact-Checkers Aren’t Infallible: Debunking MBFC’s “Pseudoscience” Label on RF Safe

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 5, 2026

RF Safe publishes a commentary disputing Media Bias Fact Check’s (MBFC) labeling of RF Safe as “pseudoscience” with “mixed factual reporting” and “low credibility.” The post argues MBFC mischaracterized RF Safe’s content as overstating evidence about cell phones and health, claiming RF Safe generally uses cautious, study-referencing language (e.g., “associations,” “potential risks”) and avoids asserting direct human causation. It also points to RF Safe disclaimers that the site is educational and not medical advice, and highlights its research library linking to primary studies such as NTP and Ramazzini animal findings.

MBFC’s Misrepresentation: Straight-Up Lying or Just Sloppy?

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 5, 2026

RF Safe criticizes Media Bias Fact Check (MBFC) for labeling RF Safe as “pseudoscience” with “mixed factual reporting” and “low credibility,” arguing MBFC’s entry contains factual errors and misrepresentations. The post says RF Safe does not claim RF radiation definitively causes human disease, but instead presents precautionary interpretations of peer-reviewed studies and proposed non-thermal mechanisms. It also alleges MBFC made specific, checkable mistakes about study-linking practices and site ownership/funding, and failed to correct them after rebuttals.

Unmasking Media Bias Fact Check’s “Pseudoscience” Label on RF Safe: Factual Errors, Shallow Reviews, and the Real Harm to a 30-Year Mission

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 5, 2026

RF Safe publishes a rebuttal to Media Bias Fact Check (MBFC) after MBFC labeled RF Safe as “pseudoscience” with “mixed factual reporting” and “low credibility.” The article argues MBFC made factual errors about RF Safe’s research links and ownership/funding, and says MBFC has not corrected the entry despite requests. RF Safe also defends its framing of non-thermal RF/EMF effects as precautionary and grounded in peer-reviewed literature, while criticizing what it characterizes as superficial fact-checking.

Ethical Connectivity Is Not Optional: A Public Challenge to Beast Mobile and Trump Mobile

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 2, 2026

RF Safe argues that celebrity-branded mobile services (citing reported plans for “Beast Mobile” and the announced “Trump Mobile”) could normalize near-body, all-day phone use—especially among children—and therefore carry ethical responsibility for scaled RF exposure. The piece cites legal and scientific developments (including the 2021 Environmental Health Trust v. FCC decision, the U.S. NTP animal studies, and a WHO-commissioned systematic review) to claim the evidence base has “moved decisively” toward concern about long-term RF-EMF effects. It also promotes a proposed mechanistic framework ("S4–Mito–Spin") and suggests shifting indoor connectivity toward Li‑Fi (IEEE 802.11bb) as a harm-reduction approach.

High-Certainty RF Harms vs. 1996 Rules: Why Prudent Avoidance Is Now the Only Responsible Default

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 2, 2026

This RF Safe commentary argues that U.S. RF exposure protections remain anchored to “thermal-only” assumptions from the 1990s despite what it describes as newer WHO-commissioned systematic reviews elevating certain animal cancer endpoints and a male fertility endpoint to “high certainty.” It contrasts these claims with a WHO-commissioned review of human observational studies that reportedly found mobile-phone RF exposure is likely not associated with increased risk of several head/brain tumors, arguing that this is often overgeneralized in public messaging. The piece calls for “prudent avoidance,” updates to FCC rules, and highlights legal and policy constraints such as federal preemption under the Telecommunications Act and a 2021 D.C. Circuit decision criticizing the FCC’s rationale for retaining its RF limits without adequate explanation.

Mechanisms, High Certainty Evidence, and Why the Clean Ether Act Is Now a Public Health Imperative

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 2, 2026

RF Safe argues that recent WHO-linked evidence reviews have moved beyond a “thermal-only” safety narrative and that policy should respond with stronger protections. The post cites a 2025 WHO-commissioned systematic review in Environment International as concluding with “high certainty” that RF-EMF increases malignant heart schwannomas and brain gliomas in male rats, and references a 2025 corrigendum upgrading certainty for reduced pregnancy rates after male RF exposure in animal experiments. It also points to U.S. FCC rules being rooted in 1996-era assumptions and references a U.S. appellate court remand requiring the FCC to better address non-cancer harms and impacts on children and long-term exposure. The article advocates for the “Clean Ether Act” and promotes RF Safe’s proposed “S4–Mito–Spin” mechanism framework as a non-thermal explanatory model.

The Quiet Policy That Decides Whether Children Get Protected—or Preempted

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 2, 2026

RF Safe argues that children’s everyday wireless exposure is primarily shaped by policy choices (laws, agency guidance, research mandates, and procurement practices) rather than by technology alone. The post promotes an “Act Now” hub that offers coordinated advocacy actions aimed at changing federal and local rules, increasing research and oversight, and shifting indoor connectivity toward alternatives such as Li‑Fi. It frames current governance as outdated and restrictive, particularly around local authority and federal agency accountability.

Put Your Name on the Record: What the RF Safe “Act Now” Page Is For—and Why It Exists

Independent Voices RF Safe Jan 2, 2026

RF Safe promotes an “Act Now” hub intended to convert EMF safety concerns into policy and regulatory actions, emphasizing accountability and exposure reduction, especially for children. The page outlines five advocacy “levers,” including changing Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act, pressing the FCC to complete actions following a court remand, and restarting a federal electronic-product radiation program. It frames current RF oversight as outdated and insufficient for modern exposure patterns, and provides scripts to help supporters submit comments and demands into official records.

The Systems of Radiological Protection for Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This article summarizes expert presentations and a panel discussion on radiological protection systems for ionizing and non-ionizing radiation at an international congress. It highlights that ionizing radiation protection is mature and continually revised, while non-ionizing radiation protection lacks a comparable international framework. The authors emphasize that emerging non-ionizing technologies create complex exposure scenarios and unresolved concerns about chronic and acute exposures, calling for a more cohesive and protective framework.

Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity under 28 GHz 5G-band electromagnetic radiation in rats: Insights into the mitigative role of vitamin C

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This animal study tested whether short-term 28 GHz (5G-band) millimeter-wave exposure modifies doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in male rats and whether vitamin C mitigates effects. Co-exposure to 28 GHz EMR was reported to worsen several indices of DOX-related cardiac injury (including CAT reduction, increased BAX expression, and QT prolongation), while vitamin C provided partial attenuation. The authors emphasize that results are limited to a short-duration preclinical model and that human relevance remains preliminary.

Measurement of Outdoor Micro-Environmental Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure Levels in Daily Life Using a Portable Measurement Device

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This exposure assessment measured outdoor micro-environment RF-EMF levels in daily-life settings across urban and suburban locations in Japan using a portable device (50 MHz–6 GHz) with GPS. Reported exposure levels were higher in urban areas, with railway stations showing the highest levels among the environments measured. The authors emphasize the need for further comprehensive studies and frame prolonged RF-EMF exposure as an ongoing public health concern.

On exposure-response interpretation and evidence synthesis in low-intensity RF-EMF research

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This paper presents a methodological discussion about how to interpret exposure-response patterns and synthesize evidence in low-intensity RF-EMF research, focusing on animal cancer bioassays. It references an exchange around a systematic review on RF-EMF and cancer in experimental animals and critiques/considers approaches to statistical inference and evidence synthesis. The authors emphasize that methodological choices can materially influence carcinogenic hazard identification and argue for rigorous, evidence-based analysis in risk assessment.

The International Collaborative Animal Study of Mobile Phone Radiofrequency Radiation Carcinogenicity and Genotoxicity: The Japanese Study

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This international collaborative animal study (Japanese arm) evaluated carcinogenicity and genotoxicity in male Sprague Dawley rats exposed long-term to 900 MHz CDMA-modulated RF-EMFs at 4 W/kg whole-body SAR. The abstract reports no statistically significant increases in neoplastic or non-neoplastic lesions in major organs and no evidence of genotoxicity on comet or micronucleus testing. The authors conclude the findings provide strong evidence of no reproducible carcinogenic or genotoxic effects under the studied conditions.

Ameliorative Role of Coenzyme Q10 in RF Radiation-Associated Testicular and Oxidative Impairments in a 3.5-GHz Exposure Model

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This animal experiment assessed GSM-modulated 3.5 GHz RF exposure in male Wistar rats and reported hormonal, oxidative, and histological changes consistent with testicular impairment. RF exposure was associated with lower testosterone, LH, and FSH, higher oxidative stress (increased MDA and TOS), and degenerative testicular histology. Coenzyme Q10 supplementation partially mitigated several reported changes. The authors caution against generalizing these results to FR1 5G NR signals and call for further research.

Neurotoxic effects of 3.5 GHz GSM-like RF exposure on cultured DRG neurons: a mechanistic insight into oxidative and apoptotic pathways

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This in vitro study examined strictly non-thermal, GSM-like 3.5 GHz RF-EMF exposure in cultured mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons for 1–24 hours. The authors report time-dependent reductions in cell viability alongside increased ROS and changes consistent with mitochondria-mediated apoptosis (e.g., Bax/caspase-3 up, cytochrome c release, Bcl-2 down) and increased p75NTR. They conclude these findings provide mechanistic evidence of peripheral neuronal vulnerability to mid-band RF exposure and call for further in vivo research.

Effects of wireless local area network exposure on testicular morphology and VEGF levels

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This rat study examined 2.45 GHz WLAN-like EMF exposure (3 V/m; SAR 0.00208 W/kg) for 1 hour/day over 60 days and assessed testicular morphology and VEGF-related markers. The abstract reports increased VEGFA gene expression and protein levels in exposed animals, with no change in HIF1A expression. It also reports multiple histological changes interpreted as testicular damage in the exposed group.

RF-EMF Risk Perception & Trust in Radiation Protection Authorities: Comparative Study on Precautionary Information in Germany & Greece

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This randomized experimental study (N=2,169) tested how different precautionary information formats about RF-EMF (with emphasis on 5G) affect public risk perception and trust in radiation protection authorities in Germany and Greece. Simple precautionary tips generally did not increase risk perception or reduce trust, while a conceptual explanation of the precaution/prevention distinction increased perceived risk compared with simpler information. Precautionary messages improved self-efficacy and perceived message consistency, and responses differed by country and gender.

When biology meets polarity: Toward a unified framework for sex-dependent responses to magnetic polarity in living systems

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This narrative review discusses sex-dependent responses to magnetic field polarity and direction in living systems and proposes a unified framework integrating magnetobiology with sex-based physiology. It describes potential interaction mechanisms (e.g., ion channel modulation, radical pair dynamics, ion cyclotron resonance) and notes that some reported outcomes differ by sex depending on polarity. The author suggests that failing to account for polarity and direction could miss relevant health risks and calls for experimental paradigms that treat sex as a key biological variable.

Inhibition of mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase by spinning oscillating magnetic fields causes toxicity in cancer cells

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This in vitro study examines a spinning oscillating magnetic field (sOMF) generated by an Oncomagnetic device and reports selective toxicity in glioma cancer cells. The abstract attributes effects to ROS-dependent inhibition of mitochondrial complex I, with downstream oxidative stress, DNA damage, cell-cycle arrest, and apoptosis. It also reports no similar toxic effects in normal human astrocytes/astroglial cells under the studied conditions.

Measurement of Electromagnetic Fields Exposure to Humans from Electric Vehicles and Their Supply Equipment

Research RF Safe Research Library Jan 1, 2026

This study reports measurements of electric field intensity (E) and magnetic flux density (B) from electric vehicles (inside driver/passenger seats during driving) and EV supply equipment (near chargers during charging) up to 400 kHz in and around Chennai. E and B inside EVs and E around EVSEs were reported to be within ICNIRP/IEEE guideline limits. However, B around certain EVSE positions reportedly exceeded a general public threshold (~200 T), and a preliminary FEM analysis suggested relatively higher fields at charging infrastructure. The authors call for further research on long-term health impacts and recommend policy actions to mitigate exposure.

Rouleaux in Real Time: Ultrasound Evidence, Red Blood Cells, and the S4–Mito–Spin Mechanism

Independent Voices RF Safe Dec 30, 2025

RF Safe argues that red blood cell (RBC) “rouleaux” (stacking/aggregation) could be a visible, testable endpoint for investigating potential short-term physiological effects from wireless device exposure. The post highlights a 2025 report by Brown & Biebrich describing ultrasound observations interpreted as rouleaux-like aggregation after 5 minutes of smartphone placement near the popliteal vein, and contrasts this with earlier, more-criticized “live blood analysis” videos. It frames rouleaux as an electrostatic/zeta-potential phenomenon and calls for mechanistic testing and exposure mitigation, while presenting the ultrasound observation as a key shift toward more clinically standard imaging.

Exposure to 5G-NR electromagnetic fields affects larval development of Aedes aegypti mosquito

Research PubMed: RF-EMF health Dec 25, 2025

A PubMed-listed study examined whether exposure to 5G New Radio (5G-NR) radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) at 3.6 GHz affects larval development in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Using a custom reverberation-chamber exposure setup and numerical simulations to estimate dose, the authors report slower development at a lower exposure level (46.2 V/m), particularly in nutritionally weakened larvae. At a higher exposure level (182.6 V/m), the study reports dielectric heating that altered development timing and adult size.

Towards a Planetary Health Impact Assessment Framework: Exploring Expert Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence for a RF-EMF Exposure Case-Study

Research PubMed: RF-EMF health Dec 19, 2025

This peer-reviewed article proposes a Planetary Health Impact Assessment (PHIA) framework to evaluate not only direct health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) but also potential indirect impacts on human health mediated through ecosystem disruption. Using mobile telecommunication RF-EMF as a case study, the authors and 12 experts built a knowledge graph of hypothesized pathways and compared it with an AI/NLP tool that extracts literature into knowledge graphs. The paper reports that AI can process large volumes quickly but currently needs substantial expert validation due to limitations in precision and context sensitivity, and it highlights potential gaps in the literature on indirect/ecological pathways.

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