LG AN160 - Manual (Page 75)

Safety
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1. Do wireless phones pose a
health hazard?
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 do 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