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used.TheyalsoemitverylowlevelsofRF
wheninthestandbymode.Whereashigh
levelsofRFcanproducehealtheffects
(byheatingtissue),exposuretolowlevel
RFthatdoesnotproduceheatingeffects
causesnoknownadversehealtheffects.
ManystudiesoflowlevelRFexposures
havenotfoundanybiologicaleffects.Some
studieshavesuggestedthatsomebiological
effectsmayoccur,butsuchfindingshave
notbeenconfirmedbyadditionalresearch.
Insomecases,otherresearchershavehad
difficultyinreproducingthosestudies,or
indeterminingthereasonsforinconsistent
results.
2. What is the FDA’s role concerning the
safety of wireless phones?
Underthelaw,theFDAdoesnotreview
thesafetyofradiationemittingconsumer
productssuchaswirelessphonesbefore
theycanbesold,asitdoeswithnewdrugs
ormedicaldevices.However,theagencyhas
authoritytotakeactionifwirelessphones
areshowntoemitradiofrequencyenergy
(RF)atalevelthatishazardoustotheuser.
Insuchacase,theFDAcouldrequirethe
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