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FDA Consumer

Information on Wireless

Phones

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides consumer

information on wireless phones at:

http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/qa.html

Following are safety-related questions and answers discussed at this web

site.

Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?

The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems

are associated with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however,

that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels

of radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being used.

They also emit very low levels of RF when in the stand-by mode. Whereas

high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure

to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known

adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not

found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some

biological effects may occur, but such findings have not been confirmed

by additional research. In some cases, other researchers have had

difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in determining the reasons for

inconsistent results.

What is FDA's role concerning the safety of

wireless phones?

Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting

consumer products such as wireless phones before they can be sold, as it

does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has

authority to take action if wireless phones are shown to emit radio

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