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Safety Guidelines
are shown to emit radio frequency energy
(RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user.
In such a case, the FDA could require the
manufacturers of wireless phones to notify
users of the health hazard and to repair,
replace, or recall the phones so that the
hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not
justify FDA regulatory actions, the FDA has
urged the wireless phone industry to take a
number of steps, including the following:
•
Support needed research into possible
biological effects of RF of the type emitted
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by wireless phones;
•
Design wireless phones in a way that
minimizes any RF exposure to the user
that is not necessary for device function;
and
•
Cooperate in providing of wireless phones
with the best possible information on
possible effects of wireless phone use on
human health.
The FDA belongs to an interagency working
group of the federal agencies that have
responsibility for different aspects of RF
safety to ensure coordinated efforts at the
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