Fda Consumer Update - LG Sprint -LS997 User Manual

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The data saved in your phone might be deleted due to careless use, repair of the phone, or
upgrade of the software. Please backup your important phone numbers. (Ringtones, text
messages, voice messages, pictures, and videos could also be deleted.) The manufacturer is not
liable for damage due to the loss of data.
● When you use the phone in public places, set the ringtone to vibration so you don't disturb others.
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Do not turn your phone on or off when putting it to your ear.
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Use accessories, such as earphones and headsets, with caution. Ensure that cables are tucked
away safely and do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.

FDA Consumer Update

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Consumer Update on Mobile Phones:
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 standby 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 do 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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Support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type emitted by wireless
phones;
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Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not
necessary for device function; and
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Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible information on
possible effects of wireless phone use on human health.
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