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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:
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal Communications Commission
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Occupational Health and Safety Administration
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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 are concerned about avoiding even potential
risks, there are simple steps they can take to do so. For example, time is a key factor
in how much exposure a person receives. Those persons who spend long periods
of time on their hand-held mobile phones could consider holding lengthy
conversations on conventional phones and reserving the hand-held models for
shorter conversations or for situations when other types of phones are not available.
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