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Safety Guidelines
duringday-to-dayuseofwirelessphones.Manyfactorsaffectthismeasurement,such
astheangleatwhichthephoneisheld,orwhichmodelofphoneisused.
6. What is the FDA doing to find out more about the possible health effects of
wireless phone RF?
TheFDAisworkingwiththeU.S.NationalToxicologyProgramandwithgroupsof
investigatorsaroundtheworldtoensurethathighpriorityanimalstudiesareconducted
toaddressimportantquestionsabouttheeffectsofexposuretoradiofrequency
energy(RF).TheFDAhasbeenaleadingparticipantintheWorldHealthOrganization
InternationalElectromagneticFields(EMF)Projectsinceitsinceptionin1996.An
influentialresultofthisworkhasbeenthedevelopmentofadetailedagendaof
researchneedsthathasdriventheestablishmentofnewresearchprogramsaround
theworld.Theprojecthasalsohelpeddevelopaseriesofpublicinformationdocuments
onEMFissues.TheFDAandtheCellularTelecommunications&InternetAssociation
(CTIA)haveaformalCooperativeResearchandDevelopmentAgreement(CRADA)todo
researchonwirelessphonesafety.TheFDAprovidesthescientificoversight,obtaining
inputfromexpertsingovernment,industry,andacademicorganizations.CTIAfunded
researchisconductedthroughcontractswithindependentinvestigators.Theinitial
researchwillincludebothlaboratorystudiesandstudiesofwireless
phoneusers.The
CRADA
willalsoincludeabroadassessmentofadditionalresearchneedsinthecontext
ofthelatestresearchdevelopmentsaroundtheworld.
7. How can I find out how much radiofrequency energy exposure I can get by
using my wireless phone?
AllphonessoldintheUnitedStatesmustcomplywithFederalCommunications
Commission(FCC)guidelinesthatlimitradiofrequencyenergy(RF)exposures.The
FCCestablishedtheseguidelinesinconsultationwiththeFDAandtheotherfederal
healthandsafetyagencies.TheFCClimitforRFexposurefromwirelesstelephones
issetataSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)of1.6wattsperkilogram(1.6W/kg).The
FCClimitisconsistentwiththesafetystandardsdevelopedbytheInstituteofElectrical
andElectronicEngineering(IEEE)andtheNationalCouncilonRadiationProtectionand
Measurement.Theexposurelimittakesintoconsiderationthebody’sabilitytoremove
heatfromthetissuesthatabsorbenergyfromthewirelessphoneandissetwellbelow
levelsknowntohaveeffects.ManufacturersofwirelessphonesmustreporttheRF