LG C195N User Manual page 13

Safety
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
radiationemitting consumer
products such as wireless phones
before they can be sold, as it does
with new drugs or medical devices.
to take action if wireless phones
are shown to emit radiofrequency
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
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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 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 users 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
federal level. The following agencies
belong to this working group:
National Institute for Occupational
Environmental Protection Agency.