LG Electronics MMBB0352101, LW310KW manual Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?

Safety

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
Safety	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

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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.