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regardlessofwhethertheyareused
againsttheheadoragainstthebody.
Eithercongurationshouldresultin
compliancewiththesafetylimit.”Also,
ifyouuseyourwirelessphonewhile
inacar,youcanuseaphonewithan
antennaontheoutsideofthevehicle.
Youshouldalsoreadandfollow
yourwirelessphonemanufacturer’s
instructionsforthesafeoperationof
yourphone.
Do wireless phones pose any special
risks to children?
TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat
“thescienticevidencedoesnot
showadangertousersofwireless
communicationdevices,including
children.”TheFDA/FCCwebsite
furtherstatesthat“somegroups
sponsoredbyothernational
governmentshaveadvisedthat
childrenbediscouragedfromusing
wirelessphonesatall”.Forexample,
theStewartReportfromtheUnited
Kingdom[“UK”]madesucha
recommendationinDecember2000.
Inthisreportagroupofindependent
expertsnotedthatnoevidence
existsthatusingacellphonecauses
braintumorsorotherilleffects.[The
UK’s]recommendationtolimitcell
phoneusebychildrenwasstrictly
precautionary;itwasnotbasedon
scienticevidencethatanyhealth
hazardexists.AcopyoftheUK’s
leaetisavailableathttp://www.
dh.gov.uk(search“mobile”),oryou
canwriteto:NRPB,Chilton,Didcot,
OxonOX11ORQ,UnitedKingdom.
CopiesoftheUK’sannualreportson
mobilephonesandRFareavailable
onlineatwww.iegmp.org.ukand
http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/
(search“mobile”).Parentswhowish
toreducetheirchildren’sRFexposure
maychoosetorestricttheirchildren’s
wirelessphoneuse.
Where can I get further information about
RF emissions?
Forfurtherinformation,seethe
followingadditionalresources
(websitescurrentasofApril2005):
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDAConsumermagazine
November-December2000
Telephone:(888)INFO-FDA
http://www.fda.gov(Under“C”inthe
For Your Safety