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also be deleted.) The manufacturer
is not liable for damage due to the
loss of data.
• When you use the phone in public
plac
es, set the ring tone to vibration
so as not to disturb others.
• Do not turn your phone on or off
when putting it in y
our ear.
FDA Consumer Update
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration Centre for Devices and
Radiological Health Consumer Update
on Mobile Phones.
1. 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 standby 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.
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 energy (RF)
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