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7.6 FDA CONSUMER UPDATE
U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION - CENTER FOR DEVICES AND
RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH CONSUMER UPDATE ON WIRELESS PHONES
1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
dŚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚĂŶLJŚĞĂůƚŚƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĂƌĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ƵƐŝŶŐǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƉƌŽŽĨ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĂƚǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐĂƌĞĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJƐĂĨĞ͘
tŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐĞŵŝƚůŽǁůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƌĂĚŝŽĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJĞŶĞƌŐLJ;Z&ͿŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞƌĂŶŐĞǁŚŝůĞ
ďĞŝŶŐƵƐĞĚ͘dŚĞLJĂůƐŽĞŵŝƚǀĞƌLJůŽǁůĞǀĞůƐŽĨZ&ǁŚĞŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚͲďLJŵŽĚĞ͘tŚĞƌĞĂƐŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐ
ŽĨZ&ĐĂŶƉƌŽĚƵĐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĞīĞĐƚƐ;ďLJŚĞĂƟŶŐƟƐƐƵĞͿ͕ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽůŽǁůĞǀĞůZ&ƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞŚĞĂƟŶŐĞīĞĐƚƐĐĂƵƐĞƐŶŽŬŶŽǁŶĂĚǀĞƌƐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĞīĞĐƚƐ͘DĂŶLJƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŽĨůŽǁůĞǀĞůZ&
ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞŶŽƚĨŽƵŶĚĂŶLJďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĞīĞĐƚƐ͘^ŽŵĞƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŚĂǀĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞ
ďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĞīĞĐƚƐŵĂLJŽĐĐƵƌ͕ďƵƚƐƵĐŚĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞŶŽƚďĞĞŶĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚďLJĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘/Ŷ
ƐŽŵĞĐĂƐĞƐ͕ŽƚŚĞƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐŚĂǀĞŚĂĚĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŝŶƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚŽƐĞƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͕ŽƌŝŶĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƐĨŽƌŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͘
2. What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless phones?
hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞůĂǁ͕&ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƌĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĞƐĂĨĞƚLJŽĨƌĂĚŝĂƟŽŶͲĞŵŝƫŶŐĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶďĞƐŽůĚ͕ĂƐŝƚĚŽĞƐǁŝƚŚŶĞǁĚƌƵŐƐŽƌŵĞĚŝĐĂůĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕
ƚŚĞĂŐĞŶĐLJŚĂƐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJƚŽƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶŝĨǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐĂƌĞƐŚŽǁŶƚŽĞŵŝƚƌĂĚŝŽĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJ
ĞŶĞƌŐLJ;Z&ͿĂƚĂůĞǀĞůƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐƚŽƚŚĞƵƐĞƌ͘/ŶƐƵĐŚĂĐĂƐĞ͕&ĐŽƵůĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƚŚĞ
ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐŽĨǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐƚŽŶŽƟĨLJƵƐĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚŚĂnjĂƌĚĂŶĚƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌ͕ƌĞƉůĂĐĞŽƌ
ƌĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƉŚŽŶĞƐƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŚĂnjĂƌĚŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌĞdžŝƐƚƐ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĚĂƚĂĚŽŶŽƚ
ũƵƐƟĨLJ&ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJĂĐƟŽŶƐ͕&ŚĂƐƵƌŐĞĚƚŚĞǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽƚĂŬĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ
ƐƚĞƉƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
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ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐ͖
 ͻĞƐŝŐŶǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞƐĂŶLJZ&ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽƚŚĞƵƐĞƌƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚ