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by additional research. In some 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
Safety	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.

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.

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