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For Your Safety
— may be many, many
years. The interpretation
of epidemiological
studies is hampered by
difficulties in measuring
actual RF exposure
during day-to-day use
of wireless phones.
Many factors affect this
measurement, such as
the angle at which the
phone is held, or which
model of phone is used.
6. What is the FDA do-
ing to find out more
about the possible
health effects of
wireless phone RF?
The FDA is working
with the U.S. National
Toxicology Program
and with groups of
investigators around
the world to ensure that
high priority animal
studies are conducted
to address important
questions about the
effects of exposure to
Radio Frequency (RF)
energy.
The FDA has been
a leading participant
in the World Health
Organization Interna-
tional Electro Magnetic
Fields (EMF) Project
since its inception in
1996. An influential
result of this work has
been the development
of a detailed agenda of
research needs that has
driven the establish-
ment of new research
programs around the
world. The project has
also helped develop a
series of public informa-
tion documents on EMF
issues.
The FDA and the Cellu-
lar Telecommunications
& Internet Association