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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 that the
hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing
scientifi c 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 exposure to the user
that is not necessary for
device function; and
• Cooperate in providing
users of wireless phones
with the best possible
information on possible
effects of wireless phone
use on human health.
The FDA belongs to an
interagency working group
of the federal agencies
that have responsibility
for different aspects of RF
safety to ensure coordinated
efforts at the federal level.
The following agencies
belong to this working
group: