Section 14: Health And Safety Information; Exposure To Radio Frequency (Rf) Signals - Samsung SCH-S380C User Manual

Section 14: Health and Safety Information

This section outlines the safety precautions associated with using your phone.
The terms "mobile device" or "cell phone" are used in this section to refer to
your phone. Read this information before using your mobile device.

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published information for
consumers relating to Radio Frequency (RF) exposure from wireless phones.
The FDA publication includes the following information:
Do cell phones pose a health hazard?
Many people are concerned that cell phone radiation will cause cancer or other
serious health hazards. The weight of scientific evidence has not linked cell
phones with any health problems.
Cell phones emit low levels of Radio Frequency (RF) energy. Over the past 15
years, scientists have conducted hundreds of studies looking at the biological
effects of the radio frequency energy emitted by cell phones. While some
researchers have reported biological changes associated with RF energy, these
studies have failed to be replicated. The majority of studies published have
failed to show an association between exposure to radio frequency from a cell
phone and health problems.
The low levels of RF cell phones emit while in use are in the microwave
frequency range. They also emit RF at substantially reduced time intervals when
in the stand-by 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.
The biological effects of radio frequency energy should not be confused with the
effects from other types of electromagnetic energy.
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