cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best 

possible information on what is known about possible 

effects of mobile phone use on human health. 

  At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working 

group of the federal agencies that have responsibility for 

different aspects of mobile phone safety to ensure a 

coordinated effort at the federal level. These agencies are: 

  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

(FDA)

  Environmental Protection Agency 

  Federal Communications Commission 

  Occupational Health and Safety Administration 

  National Telecommunications and Information 

Administration 

The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group. 

In the absence of conclusive information about 

any possible risk, what can concerned individuals 

do?

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If there is a risk from these products  and at this point we do not 

know that there is  it is probably very small. But if people are 

tional 

concerned about avoiding even potential risks, there are simple 

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steps they can take to do so. For example, time is a key factor in 

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how much exposure a person receives. Those persons who 

spend long periods of time on their hand held mobile phones 

could consider holding lengthy conversations on conventional 

phones and reserving the hand held models for shorter 

conversations or for situations when other types of phones are 

not available. 

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