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FDA CONSUMER UPDATE
In such a case, 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, 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.
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:
•National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
•Environmental Protection Agency
•Federal Communications Commission
•Occupational Safety and Health Administration
•National Telecommunications and Information
Administration
The National Institutes of Health participates in some
inter-agency working group activities, as well.
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