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Guidelines
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
radiationemitting 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.