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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 interagency working
group activities, as well. FDA shares
regulatory responsibilities for wireless
phones with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). All phones that are
sold in the United States must comply
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