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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 scientifi c
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 fi ndings
have not been confi rmed by
additional research. In some
cases, other researchers
have had diffi culty 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
Guidelines for safe and effi cient use