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regardless of whether they are used
against the head or against the body.
Either configuration should result in
compliance with the safety limit.” Also,
if you use your wireless phone while
in a car, you can use a phone with an
antenna on the outside of the vehicle.
You should also read and follow
your wireless phone manufacturer’s
instructions for the safe operation of
your phone.
Do wireless phones pose any special
risks to children?
The FDA/FCC website states that
“the scientific evidence does not
show a danger to users of wireless
communication devices, including
children.” The FDA/FCC website
further states that “some groups
sponsored by other national
governments have advised that
children be discouraged from using
wireless phones at all”. For example,
the Stewart Report from the United
Kingdom [“UK”] made such a
recommendation in December 2000.
In this report a group of independent
experts noted that no evidence
exists that using a cell phone causes
brain tumors or other ill effects. [The
UK’s] recommendation to limit cell
phone use by children was strictly
precautionary; it was not based on
scientific evidence that any health
hazard exists. A copy of the UK’s
leaflet is available at http://www.
dh.gov.uk (search “mobile”), or you
can write to: NRPB, Chilton, Didcot,
Oxon OX11 ORQ, United Kingdom.
Copies of the UK’s annual reports on
mobile phones and RF are available
online at www.iegmp.org.uk and
http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/
(search “mobile”). Parents who wish
to reduce their children’s RF exposure
may choose to restrict their children’s
wireless phone use.
Where can I get further information about
RF emissions?
For further information, see the
following additional resources
(websites current as of April 2005):
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Consumer magazine
November-December 2000
Telephone: (888) INFO-FDA
http://www.fda.gov (Under “C” in the
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