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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/ISEDCestablishedtheseguidelinesinconsultationwiththeFDAandthe

otherfederalhealthandsafetyagencies.TheFCC/ISEDC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/ISEDC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exposurelevelforeachmodelofphonetotheFCC/ISEDC.TheFCC

website(

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety

)givesdirectionsforlocatingtheFCC

identificationnumberonyourphonesoyoucanfindyourphone’sRFexposurelevel

in the online listing.

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