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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:
• Support needed research into
possible biological effects
of RF of the type emitted by
wireless phones;
• Design wireless phones in a
way that minimizes any RF
exposure to the user that
is not necessary for device
function; and
• Cooperate in providing users
of wireless phones with the
best possible information on
possible effects of wireless
phone use on human health.
The FDA belongs to an
interagency working group
of the federal agencies that
have responsibility for different
aspects of RF safety to ensure
coordinated efforts at the
federal level. The following
agencies belong to this
working group:
• National Institute for
Occupational Safety and
Health
• Environmental Protection
Agency
• Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
(Administración de la
seguridad y salud laborales)
• Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
• National Telecommunications
and Information
Administration