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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 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 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