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Additional Health and Safety
Information
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration's Center for
Devices and Radiological Health
Consumer Update on Mobile Phones
Additional Health and Safety Information
FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile
phones, including cellular phones and PCS phones. The
following summarizes what is known—and what remains
unknown—about whether these products can pose a hazard
to health, and what can be done to minimize any potential
risk. This information may be used to respond to questions.
Why the concern?
Mobile phones emit low levels of radio frequency energy (i.e.,
radio frequency radiation) in the microwave range while being
used. They also emit very low levels of radio frequency energy
(RF), considered non-significant, when in the stand-by mode.
It is well known that high levels of RF can produce biological
damage through heating effects (this is how your microwave
oven is able to cook food). However, it is not known whether,
to what extent, or through what mechanism, lower levels of RF
might cause adverse health effects as well. Although some
research has been done to address these questions, no clear
picture of the biological effects of this type of radiation has
emerged to date. Thus, the available science does not allow
us to conclude that mobile phones are absolutely safe, or that
they are unsafe. However, the available scientific evidence
does not demonstrate any adverse health effects associated
with the use of mobile phones.