LG 221C - FDA Role in Wireless Safety; FDAs Regulatory Responsibilities

exposure to the user that is
not necessary for device
function; and
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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:
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National Institute for
Occupational Safety and
Health
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Environmental Protection
Agency
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Occupational Safety and
Health
Administration
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National
Telecommunications and
Information Administration
The National Institutes of
Health participates in some
interagency working group
activities, as well.
The FDA shares regulatory
responsibilities for wireless
phones with the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC). All phones that are sold
in the United States must
comply with FCC safety
guidelines that limit RF
exposure. The FCC relies on
the FDA and other health
agencies for safety questions
about wireless phones.
The FCC also regulates the
base stations that the wireless
phone networks rely upon.
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