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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320
Voice: [phone]
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Internet: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg. 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201
Voice: 1-800-35-NIOSH (1-800-232-4636)
Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/default.html
FDA Consumer Update
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Consumer Update on Mobile Phones:
1. 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 does not justify FDA regulatory actions, the FDA has
urged the wireless phone industry to take a number of steps, including the following: