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Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting
The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group.
consumer products such as mobile phones before marketing, as it
does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has
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at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, FDA could
require the manufacturers of mobile phones to notify users of the If there is a risk from these products - and at this point we do not
health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the know that there is - it is probably very small. But if people are
hazard no longer exists.concerned about avoiding even potential risks, there are simple steps
they can take to do so. For example, time is a key factor in how
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory much exposure a person receives. Those persons who spend long
actions at this time, FDA has urged the mobile phone industry to periods of time on their hand-held mobile phones could consider
take a number of steps to assure public safety. The agency has holding lengthy conversations on conventional phones and reserving
recommended that the industry:the hand-held models for shorter conversations or for situations
when other types of phones are not available.
support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of
the type emitted by mobile phones;People who must conduct extended conversations in their cars every
design mobile phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure day could switch to a type of mobile phone that places more distance
to the user that is not necessary for device function; andbetween their bodies and the source of the RF, since the exposure
level drops off dramatically with distance. For example, they could
cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best
possible information on what is known about possible effects of switch to:
mobile phone use on human health. a mobile phone in which the antenna is located outside the
At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of vehicle,
the federal agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna connected to a
mobile phone safety to ensure a coordinated effort at the federal different antenna mounted on the outside of the car or built
level. These agencies are:into a separate package, or
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at
the waist.
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
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