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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 does 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
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