User's Manual Part 3

Sony Ericsson has not measured, and makes no representation
about, the body worn SAR levels when the phone is used with non-
Ericsson or non-Sony Ericsson accessories.
Consumer Update on Wireless Phones
Supplied by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) - Center for Devices
and Radiological Health
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 radiofrequency energy (RF) in the
microwave range while being used. They also emit very low levels
of RF when in the stand-by 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.
What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of
wireless phones?
Under the law, 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 radiofrequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous to the
user. In such a case, FDA could require the manufacturers of
wireless phones to notify users of the health hazard and to repair,
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