The 12th GSMA - EMF Forum Event Guide - Setting the stage for improved EMF policy harmonisation

Health and Consumers WoE approach • According to SCHEER, the WoE approach is an iterative process involving o Problem formulation o Identification, collection and selection of sources of evidence o Assessment and weighing of individual lines of evidence o Integration of lines of evidence o Description of uncertainties o Conclusion and reporting Health and Consumers WoE approach • Line of evidence:. [...] - Brussels, September 26th 2023 Overview of recent RF-EMF scientific developments • Before 5G: What did we learn? • 5G: What do we expect? Before 5G: What did we learn? • Mobile communications • Radiofrequency fields < 6 GHz • Non-ionising radiations • Established effects relate to tissue heating • Exposure limits developed Before 5G: What did we learn? • 25 years of research on mobile communicati. [...] Oxidative stress Where are we? Systematic Reviews • Protocols published in Environment International • Cancer: in humans (2 SRs), cancer in animals (1 SR) • Fertility: in humans (2 SRs), fertility in animals (2 SRs) • Symptoms: in human observational (1 SR) and in experimental studies (1 SR) • Cognitive function: in human observational (1 SR) and in experimental studies (1 SR) • Biomarkers of oxid. [...] • ..methods for drawing conclusions from scoping report and systematic reviews • ..methods for how to assess if RF EMF is a hazard for a specific adverse health outcome • ..about exposure levels • Currently working very hard to review the available evidence • Will meet in October 2023 and have a final meeting in February 2024 What does the evidence look like? • What are the effects of RF EMF on pr. [...] Publication bias • Resulting in • High certainty (no downgrade reasons) • Moderate certainty (some concern) • Low certainty (serious concern) • Very low certainty (very serious concern) 83 Certainty of lack of effect on litter size • Certainty of the evidence on litter size • Risk of bias: low • Indirectness: no, very direct measure • Inconsistency: no, similar results across studies • Imprecision.