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As you may or may not be aware, fluorescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs contain small amounts of mercury. This is why they can’t simply be tossed in the bin after they burn out or get broken. They have to be disposed of safely to prevent contaminating the environment or harming people.

The illumination power of lighting fixtures used in open public space is much higher than that used in closed buildings.

The French Agency for Health and Safety of Food, Environment, and Employment expressed concern about the damage that could be caused to the eye due to direct exposure to fixtures emitting highly intense light.

In health ministries in other countries, no such risks or others have been defined.

Due to the concern that in the future additional scientific knowledge will be accumulated and since the establishment of infrastructure at a cost of millions of shekels requires various economic calculations regarding the domestic use of such lighting, the Ministry of Health recommended adopting a conservative approach. Thus, if they discover (say in a decade) that there is a health risk, municipalities will not have to remove all the lighting infrastructure.

With regard to domestic use, as mentioned above, this light is less powerful and is also not close to the human body and therefore (according to information currently available) does not pose a health risk.

The illumination power of lighting fixtures used in open public space is much higher than that used in closed buildings.

The French Agency for Health and Safety of Food, Environment and Employment expressed concern about the damage that could be caused to the eye due to direct exposure to fixtures emitting highly intense light.
In health ministries in other countries, no such risks or others have been defined.

Due to the concern that in the future additional scientific knowledge will be accumulated and since the establishment of infrastructure at a cost of millions of shekels requires various economic calculations regarding domestic use of such lighting, the Ministry of Health recommended adopting a conservative approach. Thus, if they discover (say in a decade) that there is a health risk, municipalities will not have to remove all the lighting infrastructure.

With regard to domestic use, as mentioned above, this light is less powerful and is also not close to the human body and therefore (according to information currently available) does not pose a health risk.

If in a few years there is information indicating a health risk, then the replacement of bulbs (rather than systems or infrastructure) will be simple and easy to implement.

It should be emphasized that apart from the risk of damage to the eye due to direct exposure to high-intensity light, no causal relationship was found between exposure to light and other adverse health effects, including cancer.

Therefore, the Ministry of Health reiterates its position that, according to current scientific knowledge, the use of LEDs does not pose a danger to human health.