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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.
2. What is the FDA's role
concerning the safety of
wireless phones?
Under the law, the 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
Frequency (RF) energy at a
level that is hazardous to the
user. In such a case, the FDA
could require the
manufacturers of wireless
phones to notify users of the
health hazard and to repair,
replace, or recall the phones so
that the hazard no longer
exists.
Although the existing scientific
data do not justify FDA
regulatory actions, the FDA has
urged the wireless phone
industry to take a number of
steps, including the following:
●
Support needed research
into possible biological
effects of RF of the type
emitted by wireless phones;
●
Design wireless phones in a
way that minimizes any RF