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Safety
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RadioFrequency(RF)energy.
TheFDAhasbeenaleadingparticipantintheWorldHealthOrganization
InternationalElectroMagneticFields(EMF)Projectsinceitsinceptionin
1996.Aninuential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
scientic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 Radio Frequency 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RadioFrequency
(RF)energy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phonesissetataSpecic
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.