LG G4 LG-H812 - Fda Consumer Update

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Safety Guidelines
FDA Consumer Update
TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationCentre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,thatwirelessphonesare
absolutelysafe.Wirelessphonesemitlowlevelsofradiofrequencyenergy(RF)inthe
microwaverangewhilebeingused.TheyalsoemitverylowlevelsofRFwheninthe
standby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findingshavenotbeenconfirmed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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energy(RF)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:
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SupportneededresearchintopossiblebiologicaleffectsofRFofthetypeemitted
bywirelessphones;
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DesignwirelessphonesinawaythatminimizesanyRFexposuretotheuserthat
isnotnecessaryfordevicefunction;and
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Cooperateinprovidingofwirelessphoneswiththebestpossibleinformationon
possibleeffectsofwirelessphoneuseonhumanhealth.