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7.6 FDA CONSUMER UPDATE
Standardized SAR test methodology is expected to greatly improve the consistency of
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŵĂĚĞĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌŝĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉŚŽŶĞ͘^ZŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJĂďƐŽƌďĞĚŝŶƟƐƐƵĞ͕ĞŝƚŚĞƌďLJƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞďŽĚLJŽƌĂƐŵĂůůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ͘/ƚŝƐ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŝŶǁĂƩƐͬŬŐ;ŽƌŵŝůůŝǁĂƩƐͬŐͿŽĨŵĂƩĞƌ͘dŚŝƐŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ
ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌĂǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞĐŽŵƉůŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƐĂĨĞƚLJŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘
9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to radiofrequency energy from my wireless
phone?
/ĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƌŝƐŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐͶĂŶĚĂƚƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚǁĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐͶŝƚŝƐ
ƉƌŽďĂďůLJǀĞƌLJƐŵĂůů͘ƵƚŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚĂďŽƵƚĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐĞǀĞŶƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƌŝƐŬƐ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶƚĂŬĞĂ
ĨĞǁƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚĞƉƐƚŽŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞLJŽƵƌĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽƌĂĚŝŽĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJĞŶĞƌŐLJ;Z&Ϳ͘^ŝŶĐĞƟŵĞŝƐĂŬĞLJ
ĨĂĐƚŽƌŝŶŚŽǁŵƵĐŚĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞĂƉĞƌƐŽŶƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨƟŵĞƐƉĞŶƚƵƐŝŶŐĂ
ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞǁŝůůƌĞĚƵĐĞZ&ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ͘
ͻ/ĨLJŽƵŵƵƐƚĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐďLJǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ͕LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚƉůĂĐĞŵŽƌĞ
ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨƚŚĞZ&͕ƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞůĞǀĞůĚƌŽƉƐŽī
ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĂůůLJǁŝƚŚĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘
&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕LJŽƵĐŽƵůĚƵƐĞĂŚĞĂĚƐĞƚĂŶĚĐĂƌƌLJƚŚĞǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJŽƌƵƐĞĂ
ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚŽĂƌĞŵŽƚĞĂŶƚĞŶŶĂ͘ŐĂŝŶ͕ƚŚĞƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĚĂƚĂĚŽŶŽƚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ
ƚŚĂƚǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐĂƌĞŚĂƌŵĨƵů͘ƵƚŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞZ&ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶƵƐĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐůŝŬĞƚŚŽƐĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂďŽǀĞƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞLJŽƵƌZ&ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵ
ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƵƐĞ͘
10. What about children using wireless phones?
dŚĞƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐŚŽǁĂĚĂŶŐĞƌƚŽƵƐĞƌƐŽĨǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ
ĂŶĚƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ͘/ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽƚĂŬĞƐƚĞƉƐƚŽůŽǁĞƌĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽƌĂĚŝŽĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJĞŶĞƌŐLJ;Z&Ϳ͕ƚŚĞ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂďŽǀĞǁŽƵůĚĂƉƉůLJƚŽĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐƵƐŝŶŐǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƐ͘
ZĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƉŚŽŶĞƵƐĞĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƵƐĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞ