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For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag

Anairbaginflateswithgreatforce.DONOTplaceobjects,includingeither

installedorportablewirelessequipment,intheareaovertheairbagorin

theairbagdeploymentarea.Ifin-vehiclewirelessequipmentisimproperly

installedandtheairbaginflates,seriousinjurycouldresult.

FDA Consumer Update

TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration’sCenterforDevicesand

RadiologicalHealthConsumerUpdateonMobileTablets:

1. Do tablets pose a health hazard?

Theavailablescientificevidencedoesnotshowthatanyhealthproblemsare

associatedwithusingtablets.

Thereisnoproof,however,thattabletsareabsolutelysafe.Tabletsemitlow

levelsofRadioFrequency(RF)energyinthemicrowaverangewhilebeing

used.TheyalsoemitverylowlevelsofRFwheninidlemode.Whereashigh

levelsofRFcanproducehealtheffects(byheatingtissue),exposuretolow

levelRFthatdoesnotproduceheatingeffectscausesnoknownadverse

healtheffects.ManystudiesoflowlevelRFexposureshavenotfound

anybiologicaleffects.Somestudieshavesuggestedthatsomebiological

effectsmayoccur,butsuchfindingshavenotbeenconfirmedbyadditional

research.Insomecases,otherresearchershavehaddifficultyinreproducing

thosestudies,orindeterminingthereasonsforinconsistentresults.

2. What is the FDA’s role concerning the safety of tablets?

Underthelaw,theFDAdoesnotreviewthesafetyofradiation-emitting

consumerproductssuchastabletsbeforetheycanbesold,asitdoeswith

newdrugsormedicaldevices.However,theagencyhasauthoritytotake

actioniftabletsareshowntoemitRadioFrequency(RF)energyatalevel

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