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Safety Guidelines

duringday-to-dayuseofwirelessphones.Manyfactorsaffectthismeasurement,such

astheangleatwhichthephoneisheld,orwhichmodelofphoneisused.

6. What is the FDA doing to find out more about the possible health effects of

wireless phone RF?

TheFDAisworkingwiththeU.S.NationalToxicologyProgramandwithgroupsof

investigatorsaroundtheworldtoensurethathighpriorityanimalstudiesareconducted

toaddressimportantquestionsabouttheeffectsofexposuretoradiofrequency

energy(RF).TheFDAhasbeenaleadingparticipantintheWorldHealthOrganization

InternationalElectromagneticFields(EMF)Projectsinceitsinceptionin1996.An

influentialresultofthisworkhasbeenthedevelopmentofadetailedagendaof

researchneedsthathasdriventheestablishmentofnewresearchprogramsaround

theworld.Theprojecthasalsohelpeddevelopaseriesofpublicinformationdocuments

onEMFissues.TheFDAandtheCellularTelecommunications&InternetAssociation

(CTIA)haveaformalCooperativeResearchandDevelopmentAgreement(CRADA)todo

researchonwirelessphonesafety.TheFDAprovidesthescientificoversight,obtaining

inputfromexpertsingovernment,industry,andacademicorganizations.CTIAfunded

researchisconductedthroughcontractswithindependentinvestigators.Theinitial

researchwillincludebothlaboratorystudiesandstudiesofwirelessphoneusers.The

CRADAwillalsoincludeabroadassessmentofadditionalresearchneedsinthecontext

ofthelatestresearchdevelopmentsaroundtheworld.

7. How can I find out how much radiofrequency energy exposure I can get by

using my wireless phone?

AllphonessoldintheUnitedStatesmustcomplywithFederalCommunications

Commission(FCC)guidelinesthatlimitradiofrequencyenergy(RF)exposures.The

FCCestablishedtheseguidelinesinconsultationwiththeFDAandtheotherfederal

healthandsafetyagencies.TheFCClimitforRFexposurefromwirelesstelephones

issetataSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)of1.6wattsperkilogram(1.6W/kg).The

FCClimitisconsistentwiththesafetystandardsdevelopedbytheInstituteofElectrical

andElectronicEngineering(IEEE)andtheNationalCouncilonRadiationProtectionand

Measurement.Theexposurelimittakesintoconsiderationthebody’sabilitytoremove

heatfromthetissuesthatabsorbenergyfromthewirelessphoneandissetwellbelow

levelsknowntohaveeffects.ManufacturersofwirelessphonesmustreporttheRF

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