AUGUSTA, Maine_ An amended bill that would have required cell phone manufacturers to include disclosure labels announcing any potential adverse health effects that might develop, as the result of cell phone use has been turned back in the Senate.
The revised bill, supported by Sen. Mary Hill a Cape Neddick Democrat, was offered as an alternative to the original measure that would have required warning labels on the devices regarding potential cancer risks.
Hill said the public's perceived level of safety does not always reveal itself when products are initially offered to consumers.
"We were told over the years that Agent Orange was OK, for any of you who were around during the Vietnam War," Hill said. "We were told that tobacco was OK. We were told that asbestos was OK - many of you have it in your commercial buildings and your homes. Try to find somebody who can remove it in a way that you can even afford to have it removed."
The Senate's voted 27-8 against LD 883, effectively killing the bill after the House rejected the measure Tuesday.