LG E960 - FDA Consumer Update; Health Risks of Wireless Phones

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FDA Consumer Update
● Do not immerse your phone in
water, liquid, or expose to high
humidity. If this happens, turn it
off immediately and remove the
battery. Immediately, take it to an
LG Authorized Service Center.
● Do not paint your phone.
● The data saved in your phone
might be deleted due to careless
use, repair of the phone, or
upgrade of the software. Please
backup your important phone
numbers. (Ringtones, text
messages, voice messages,
pictures, and videos could also be
deleted.) The manufacturer is not
liable for damage due to the loss
of data.
● When you use the phone in public
places, set the ringtone to
vibration so you don't disturb
others.
● Do not turn your phone on or off
when putting it to your ear.
● Use accessories, such as
earphones and headsets, with
caution. Ensure that cables are
tucked away safely and do not
touch the antenna unnecessarily.
FDA
Consumer
Update
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration’s Center for Devices
and Radiological Health Consumer
Update on Mobile Phones:
1. Do wireless phones pose a
health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does
not show that any health problems
are associated with using wireless
phones. There is no proof, however,
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TheU.S.FoodandDrug
Administration’sCenterfor
DevicesandRadiologicalHealth
ConsumerUpdateonMobile
Phones:
1. Do wireless phones pose a health
hazard?
Theavailablescienticevidencedoesnot
showthatanyhealthproblemsareassociated
withusingwirelessphones.Thereisnoproof,
however,thatwirelessphonesareabsolutely
safe.WirelessphonesemitlowlevelsofRadio
Frequency(RF)energyinthemicrowave
rangewhilebeingused.Theyalsoemitvery
lowlevelsofRFwheninidlemode.Whereas
highlevelsofRFcanproducehealtheffects
(byheatingtissue),exposuretolowlevelRF
thatdoesnotproduceheatingeffectscauses
noknownadversehealtheffects.Many
studiesoflowlevelRFexposureshavenot
foundanybiologicaleffects.Somestudies
havesuggestedthatsomebiologicaleffects
mayoccur,butsuchndingshavenotbeen
conrmedbyadditionalresearch.Insome
cases,otherresearchershavehaddifculty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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scienticdatadoes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.