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FDA Consumer Update
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration Center 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 radiofrequency
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 radiofrequency energy (RF) at a
level that is hazardous to the user.
In such a case, the FDA could
require the manufacturers of
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