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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
Radio Frequency (RF)
energy 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
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hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing
scientific data does not
justify FDA regulatory
actions, the FDA has
urged the wireless
phone industry to take
a number of steps,
including the following:
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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
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