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tucked away safely and do not
An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including either
touch the antenna unnecessarily.
installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the
air bag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly installed
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FDA Consumer Update

The U.S. Food and Drug
1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
Administration's Center for Devices
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The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are
and Radiological Health Consumer
ot associated with using wireless phones.
There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless Update on Mobile Phones:
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phones emit low levels of Radio Frequency (RF) energy in the microwave range
1. Do wireless phones pose a
while being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in idle mode.
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health hazard?
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
The available scientific evidence does
adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found
not show that any health problems
any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some biological effects
are associated with using wireless
may occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by additional research. In
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phones. There is no proof, however,
some cases, other researchers have had difficulty in reproducing those studies,
or in determining the reasons for inconsistent results.
2. What is the FDA's role concerning the safety of wireless
phones?
Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting
consumer products such as wireless phones before they can be sold, as it does
with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take
action if wireless phones are shown to emit Radio Frequency (RF) energy at a
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and
Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones: