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For Your Safety

TheFDAhasbeenaleadingparticipantintheWorldHealthOrganizationInternational

ElectroMagneticFields(EMF)Projectsinceitsinceptionin1996.Aninfluentialresultof

thisworkhasbeenthedevelopmentofadetailedagendaofresearchneedsthathas

driventheestablishmentofnewresearchprogramsaroundtheworld.Theprojecthas

alsohelpeddevelopaseriesofpublicinformationdocumentsonEMFissues.

TheFDAandtheCellularTelecommunications&InternetAssociation(CTIA)havea

formalCooperativeResearchAndDevelopmentAgreement(CRADA)todoresearchon

wirelessdevicesafety.TheFDAprovidesthescientificoversight,obtaininginputfrom

expertsingovernment,industry,andacademicorganizations.CTIA-fundedresearchis

conductedthroughcontractswithindependentinvestigators.Theinitialresearchwill

includebothlaboratorystudiesandstudiesofwirelessdeviceusers.TheCRADAwill

alsoincludeabroadassessmentofadditionalresearchneedsinthecontextofthe

latestresearchdevelopmentsaroundtheworld.

7. How can I find out how much Radio Frequency energy exposure I can

get by using my tablet?

AlltabletssoldintheUnitedStatesmustcomplywithFederalCommunications

Commission(FCC)guidelinesthatlimitRadioFrequency(RF)energyexposures.The

FCCestablishedtheseguidelinesinconsultationwiththeFDAandtheotherfederal

healthandsafetyagencies.TheFCClimitforRFexposurefromwirelessdevicesis

setataSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)of1.6wattsperkilogram(1.6W/kg).TheFCC

limitisconsistentwiththesafetystandardsdevelopedbytheInstituteofElectricaland

ElectronicEngineering(IEEE)andtheNationalCouncilonRadiationProtectionand

Measurement.Theexposurelimittakesintoconsiderationthebody’sabilitytoremove

heatfromthetissuesthatabsorbenergyfromthetabletandissetwellbelowlevels

knowntohaveeffects.ManufacturersoftabletsmustreporttheRFexposurelevelfor

eachmodeloftablettotheFCC.TheFCCwebsite(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)

givesdirectionsforlocatingtheFCCidentificationnumberonyourtabletsoyoucan

findyourtablet’sRFexposurelevelintheonlinelisting.