Fda Consumer Update; Wireless Phones - LG Optimus F3 Start Manual

FDA Consumer Update

1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that
any health problems are associated with using wireless
phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless phones
are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of
Radio Frequency (RF) energy in the microwave range
while being used. They also emit very low levels of
RF when in idle 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. Many studies of low
level RF exposures have not found any biological effects.
Some studies have suggested that some biological
effects may occur, but such findings have not been
confirmed by additional research. In 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 level that is
hazardous to the user. In such a case, the FDA could
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center
for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer
Update on Mobile Phones: