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For Your Safety 146

Consumer Information About Radio Frequency

Emissions

Your wireless phone, which contains a radio transmitter and receiver, emits

radio frequency energy during use. The following consumer information

addresses commonly asked questions about the health effects of wireless

phones.

Are wireless phones safe?

Scientific research on the subject of wireless phones and radio frequency (“RF”)

energy has been conducted worldwide for many years, and continues. In the United

States,theFoodandDrugAdministration(“FDA”)andtheFederalCommunications

Commission(“FCC”)setpoliciesandproceduresforwirelessphones.TheFDA

issued a website publication on health issues related to cell phone usage where it

states, “The scientific community at large … believes that the weight of scientific

evidence does not show an association between exposure to radiofrequency (RF)

from cell phones and adverse health outcomes. Still the scientific community

does recommend conducting additional research to address gaps in knowledge.

That research is being conducted around the world and FDA continues to

monitordevelopmentsinthisfield.YoucanaccessthejointFDA/FCCwebsiteat

http://www.fda.gov

(under“c”inthesubjectindex,selectCellPhones>Research).

YoucanalsocontacttheFDAtoll-freeat(888)463-6332or(888)INFO-FDA.

InJune2000,theFDAenteredintoacooperativeresearchanddevelopment

agreementthroughwhichadditionalscientificresearchisbeingconducted.TheFCC

issued its own website publication stating that “there is no scientific evidence that

proves that wireless phone usage can lead to cancer or a variety of other problems,

including headaches, dizziness or memory loss.” This publication is available at

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cellular.html

orthroughtheFCCat(888)225-5322or

(888)CALL-FCC.

What does “SAR” mean?

In1996,theFCC,workingwiththeFDA,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtection

Agency, and other agencies, established RF exposure safety guidelines for

wireless phones in the United States. Before a wireless phone model is available

for sale to the public, it must be tested by the manufacturer and certified to the

FCCthatitdoesnotexceedlimitsestablishedbytheFCC.Oneoftheselimitsis

expressed as a Specific Absorption Rate, or “SAR.” SAR is a measure of the rate

of absorption of RF energy in the body. Tests for SAR are conducted with the

phone transmitting at its highest power level in all tested frequency bands. Since

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