LG 501C User Manual page 74

Safety Guidelines
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. However, the agency has
authority 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
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
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phone industry to take a number
of steps, including the following:
Support needed research into
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possible biological effects of
RF of the type emitted by
wireless phones;
Design wireless phones in a
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way that minimizes any RF
exposure to the user that is
not necessary for device
function; and
Cooperate in providing users
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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