We need an easier way, like an app version of the Cosmetics Safety Database, to help us choose the safest possible products in every category.

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He supported the recommendation in the recently-published Stewart report on mobile phone safety which suggested the creation of a database of mobile phone masts which could then be cross-referenced against health problems.

BBC: Report dismisses phone mast fears

However, a new report by Reuters questions the validity of any cruise safety statistics because there is no public database on cruise line accidents.

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For potential passengers seeking ship information, there's no central database that can be viewed to determine a track record of safety or health inspections.

NPR: No Central Agency Oversees, Inspects Cruise Ships

We relied on data from the Aviation Safety Network, a private, independent initiative founded in 1996 to keep a public database of accidents.

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