LG Electronics LW690 manual FDA Consumer Update

		Safety 103
American Academy of Audiology		problems are associated with using
11730 Plaza American Drive, Suite		wireless phones. There is no proof,
300		however, that wireless phones are
Reston, VA 20190		absolutely safe. Wireless phones
Voice: (800) 222-2336		emit low levels of Radio Frequency
Email: info@audiology.org		(RF) energy in the microwave range
Internet: www.audiology.org		while being used. They also emit
		very low levels of RF when in
National Institute on Deafness and		standby mode. Whereas high levels
		of RF can produce health effects (by
Other Communication Disorders
		heating tissue), exposure to low
National Institutes of Health
		level RF that does not produce
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Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320		adverse health effects. Many studies
Voice: (301) 496-7243		of low level RF exposures have not
Email: nidcdinfo@nih.gov		found any biological effects. Some
Internet:		studies have suggested that some
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing		biological effects may occur, but
		such findings have not been
National Institute for Occupational		confirmed by additional research. In
Safety and Health		some cases, other researchers have
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.		had difficulty in reproducing those
		studies, or in determining the
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		reasons for inconsistent results.
Washington, DC 20201
Voice: 1-800-35-NIOSH (1-800-356-		2. What is the FDA's role concerning
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Internet:		the safety of wireless phones?
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nois		Under the law, the FDA does not
e/default.html		review the safety of radiation-
FDA Consumer Update		emitting consumer products such as
		wireless phones before they can be
		sold, as it does with new drugs or
	The U.S. Food and	medical devices. However, the
		agency has authority to take action if
	Drug Administration’s
	Center for Devices	wireless phones are shown to emit
		Radio Frequency (RF) energy at a
and Radiological Health Consumer
		level that is hazardous to the user. In
Update on Mobile Phones:
		such a case, the FDA could require
1. Do wireless phones pose a health		the manufacturers of wireless
		phones to notify users of the health
hazard?
		hazard and to repair, replace, or
The available scientific evidence
		recall the phones so that the hazard
does not show that any health
		no longer exists.