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Safety

	consultation with the FDA and the other
	federal health and safety agencies. The FCC
	limit for RF exposure from wireless phones
	is set at a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
	of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The
	FCC limit is consistent with the safety
	standards developed by the Institute of
	Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE)
	and the National Council on Radiation
	Protection and Measurement. The exposure
	limit takes into consideration the body’s
	ability to remove heat from the tissues that
Safety	absorb energy from the wireless phone and
	is set well below levels known to have
	effects. Manufacturers of wireless phones
	must report the RF exposure level for each
	model of phone to the FCC. The FCC
	website (http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)
	gives directions for locating the FCC
	identification number on your phone so
	you can find your phone’s RF exposure level
	in the online listing.
	8. What has the FDA done to measure
	the Radio Frequency energy coming from
	wireless phones?
80	The Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers (IEEE) is developing a technical standard for measuring the Radio Frequency (RF) energy exposure from wireless phones and other wireless handsets with the participation and leadership of FDA scientists and engineers. The standard, “Recommended Practice for Determining the Spatial-Peak Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Body Due to Wireless Communications Devices: Experimental Techniques”, sets forth the first consistent test methodology for measuring the rate at which RF is deposited in the heads of wireless phone users. The test method uses a tissue- simulating model of the human head. Standardized SAR test methodology is expected to greatly improve the consistency of measurements made at different laboratories on the same phone. SAR is the measurement of the amount of energy absorbed in tissue, either by the whole body or a small part of the body. It is measured in watts/kg (or milliwatts/g) of matter. This measurement is used to determine whether a wireless phone complies with safety guidelines.