Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
German federal radiation protection authority. Publishes the public SAR database of manufacturer-declared values for mobile phones sold in Germany, measured to EN 62209-1 and EN 62209-2 with 10 g averaging.
health authorityDE
Last verified 12 August 2026.
Also searched as: BfS, German Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
- Role
- health authority
- Jurisdiction
- DE
- Website
- https://www.bfs.de/EN/home/home_node.html
Related records
- Looking up a phone's SAR from the primary record
How to get the tested SAR for a specific handset from the FCC equipment authorization database using the device's FCC ID, instead of relying on third-party lists.
Measurement protocols
- ICNIRP 2020 local SAR basic restriction (head and torso)
2 W/kg averaged over 10 grams of tissue for the general public — a different averaging mass than the FCC's 1 g, which is why SAR numbers are not directly comparable between regions.
Exposure limits
Sources
- bfs-sar-database SAR search — declared SAR values of mobile phones — Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (German Federal Office for Radiation Protection). government, link checked 2026-08-12.
- bfs-sar-mobile Specific absorption rate (SAR) of mobile phones — measurement procedure and interpretation — Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (German Federal Office for Radiation Protection). government, link checked 2026-08-12.
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