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Safety Guidelines
2. What is the FDA's role concerning the safety of wireless
devices?
Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of
radiation emitting consumer products such as wireless
devices before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs
or medical devices. However, the agency has authority
to take action if wireless devices are shown to emit
radio frequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous
to the user. In such a case, the FDA could require the
manufacturers of wireless devices to notify users of the
health hazard and to repair, replace, or recall the devices so
that the hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA
regulatory actions, the FDA has urged the wireless device
industry to take a number of steps, including the following:
• Support needed research into possible biological effects of
RF emitted by wireless devices;
• Design wireless devices in a way that minimizes any RF
exposure to the user that is not necessary for device
function; and
• Cooperate in providing of wireless devices with the best
possible information on possible effects of wireless device
use on human health.
The FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the
federal agencies that have responsibility for different aspects
of RF safety to ensure coordinated efforts at the federal
level. The following agencies belong to this working group:
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• National Telecommunications and Information
Administration
The National Institutes of Health participates in some
interagency working group activities, as well.
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