LG -H222g User Manual page 118

For your safety
1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are
associated with using wireless phones.
There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones
emit low levels of Radio Frequency (RF) energy in the microwave range while being
used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in idle mode. Whereas high levels
of RF can produce health effects (by heating 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 radiation-emitting consumer
products such as wireless phones before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs
or medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if wireless
phones are shown to emit Radio Frequency (RF) energy 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 does not justify FDA regulatory actions, the
FDA has urged the wireless phone industry to take a number of steps, including the
following:
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