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Health and Safety Information 72wireless phones can expose the user to measurableradio frequency energy (RF) because of the shortdistance between the phone and the user's head.These RF exposures are limited by FederalCommunications Commission safety guidelines thatwere developed with the advice of FDA and otherfederal health and safety agencies.When the phone is located at greater distances fromthe user, the exposure to RF is drastically lowerbecause a person's RF exposure decreases rapidlywith increasing distance from the source. The so-called "cordless phones," which have a base unitconnected to the telephone wiring in a house,typically operate at far lower power levels, and thusproduce RF exposures well within the FCC'scompliance limits.Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?The available scientific evidence does not show thatany health problems are associated with usingwireless phones. There is no proof, however, thatwireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phonesemit low levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in themicrowave range while being used. They also emitvery 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 thatdoes not produce heating effects causes no knownadverse health effects. Many studies of low level RFexposures have not found any biological effects.Some studies have suggested that some biologicaleffects may occur, but such findings have not beenconfirmed by additional research. In some cases,other researchers have had difficulty in reproducingthose studies, or in determining the reasons forinconsistent results.What is FDA's role concerning the safety ofwireless phones?Under the law, FDA does not review the safety ofradiation-emitting consumer products such aswireless phones before they can be sold, as it doeswith new drugs or medical devices. However, theagency has authority to take action if wireless phonesare shown to emit radio frequency energy (RF) at alevel that is hazardous to the user. In such a case,FDA could require the manufacturers of wirelessphones to notify users of the health hazard and torepair, replace or recall the phones so that the hazardno longer exists.Although the existing scientific data do not justifyFDA regulatory actions, FDA has urged the wirelessphone industry to take a number of steps, includingthe following:• Support needed research into possible biological effectsof RF of the type emitted by wireless phones;• Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RFexposure to the user that is not necessary for devicefunction; and• Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with thebest possible information on possible effects of wirelessphone use on human health.FDA belongs to an interagency working group of thefederal agencies that have responsibility for differentaspects of RF safety to ensure coordinated efforts atVirgin M340.book Page 72 Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:14 PM