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phone industry to take a number of steps to assure public
safety. The agency has recommended that the industry:
• support needed research into possible biological effects
of RF of the type emitted by mobile phones
• design mobile phones in a way that minimizes any RF
exposure to the user that is not necessary for device
function
• cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best
possible information on what is known about possible
effects of mobile phone use on human health
At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working
group of the federal agencies that have responsibility for
different aspects of mobile phone safety to ensure a
coordinated effort at the federal level. These agencies are:
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Communications Commission
• Occupational Health and Safety Administration
• National Telecommunications and Information
Administration
The National Institutes of Health also participates in this
group.
In the absence of conclusive information about
any possible risk, what can concerned
individuals do?
If there is a risk from these products—and at this point we do
not know that there is—it is probably very small. But if people
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