Safety – LG LGVM701 User Manual
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Safety
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 Radio Frequency (RF) energy in the microwave range while being used. They also emit
very low levels of RF when in standby 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 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 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;
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Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary for
device function; and
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Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible information on possible
effects of wireless phone use on human health.