your wireless phone manufacturer's instructions for the safe operation of
your phone.
Do wireless phones pose any special risks to children?
The FDA/FCC website states that "the scientific evidence does not show
a danger to users of wireless communication devices, including children. "
The FDA/FCC website further states that "some groups sponsored by
other national governments have advised that children be discouraged
from using wireless phones at all" . For example, the Stewart Report from
the United Kingdom ["UK"] made such a recommendation in December
2000. In this report a group of independent experts noted that no
evidence exists that using a cell phone causes brain tumors or other ill
effects. [The UK's] recommendation to limit cell phone use by children
was strictly precautionary; it was not based on scientific evidence that any
health hazard exists. A copy of the UK's leaflet is available at http://www.
dh.gov.uk (search "mobile"), or you can write to: NRPB, Chilton, Didcot,
Oxon OX11 ORQ, United Kingdom. Copies of the UK's annual reports
on mobile phones and RF are available online at www.iegmp.org.uk and
http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/ (search "mobile"). Parents who wish to
reduce their children's RF exposure may choose to restrict their children's
wireless phone use.
Where can I get further information about RF emissions?
For further information, see the following additional resources (websites
current as of April 2005):
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Consumer magazine
November-December 2000
Telephone: (888) INFO-FDA
http://www.fda.gov (Under "c" in the subject index, select Cell Phones >
Research.)
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S. W .
Washington, D.C. 20554
Telephone: (888) 225-5322
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety
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