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Safety
Guidelines
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
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
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
Safety
and
Health
?
Environmental
Protection
Agency
?
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Administration
?
National
Telecommunications
and
Information
Administration
The
National
Institutes
of
Health
participates
in
some
interagency
working
group
activities
as
well.
The
FDA
shares
regulatory
responsibilities
for
wireless
phones
with
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
(FCC).
All
phones
that
are
sold
in
the
United
States
must
comply
with
FCC
safety
guidelines
that
limit
RF
exposure.
The
FCC
relies
on
the
FDA
and
other
health
agencies
for
safety
questions
about
wireless
phones.
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