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• 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
• 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?
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
concerned about avoiding even potential risks, there are simple
steps they can take to do so. For example, time is a key factor in
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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