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Safety

Federal Communications Commission safety guidelines that were

developed with the advice of FDA and other federal health and safety

agencies. When the phone is located at greater distances from the

user, the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person’s RF

exposure decreases rapidly with increasing distance from the source.

The so-called “cordless phones,” which have a base unit connected

to the telephone wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower

power levels, and thus produce RF exposures well within the FCC’s

compliance limits.

Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? k

The available scientific evidence does not show that any health

problems are associated with using wireless phones. There is no

proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless

phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy (RF) in the

microwave range while being used. They also emit very low levels

of RF when in the stand-by 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.

What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless k

phones?

Under the law, 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

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