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Safety Information SGH-Q105 User Manual
the follow-up research to be sponsored by industry,
will begin to generate this type of information.
What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of mobile
phones?
Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of
radiation-emitting consumer products such as
mobile phones before marketing, as it does with
new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency
has authority to take action if mobile phones are
shown to emit radiation at a level that is hazardous
to the user. In such a case, FDA could require the
manufacturers of mobile 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 at this time, FDA has urged
the mobile phone industry to take a number of
steps to assure public safety. The agency has
recommended that the industry:
• support needed research into possible biological
effects of RF of the type emitted by mobile phones;
• design mobile phones in a way that minimizes
any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary
for device function; and
• cooperate in providing mobile phone users with
the best possible information on what is known
about possible effects of mobile phone use on
human health.
At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency
working group of the federal agencies that have
responsibility for different aspects of mobile
phone safety to ensure a coordinated effort at the
federal level. These agencies are: