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2. What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless
phones?
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consumer products such as wireless phones before they can be sold,
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has authority to take action if wireless phones are shown to emit
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users of the health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that
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information on possible eects of wireless phone use on human health.
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agencies for safety questions about wireless phones. FCC also regulates
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typically thousands of times lower than those they can get from wireless
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discussed in this document.
3. What kinds of phones are the subjects of this
update?
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of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable radiofrequency
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