LG H810 - Fda Consumer Update

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For Your Safety
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,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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(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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:
X  SupportneededresearchintopossiblebiologicaleffectsofRFofthetypeemittedby
wirelessphones;
X  DesignwirelessphonesinawaythatminimizesanyRFexposuretotheuserthatisnot
necessaryfordevicefunction;and