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Safety Guidelines the damaged antenna. ] Do not immerse your phone in water. If this happens, turn it off immediately and remove the battery. If the phone does not work, take it to an LG Authorized Service Center. ] Do not paint your phone. ] The data saved in your phone might be deleted due to careless use, repair of the phone, or upgrade of the software. Please backup your important phone numbers. (Ring tones, text messages, voice messages, pictures, and videos could also be deleted.) The manufacturer is not liable for damage due to the loss of data. ] When you use the phone in public places, set the ring tone to vibration so as not to disturb others. ] Do not turn your phone on or off when putting it in your ear. FDA Consumer Update The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones. 1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while 82 being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in the standby mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some biological effects may occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by additional research. In some cases, other researchers have had difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in determining the reasons for inconsistent results. 2. What is the FDA's role concerning the safety of wireless phones? Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer products such as wireless phones before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if wireless phones are shown to emit radiofrequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, the FDA could require the manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users of the health hazard and to repair, replace, or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists. Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory actions, the FDA has urged the wireless phone industry to take a number of steps, including the following:

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Safety Guidelines
the damaged antenna.
]
Do not immerse your phone in water. If this happens, turn it
off immediately and remove the battery. If the phone does
not work, take it to an LG Authorized Service Center.
]
Do not paint your phone.
]
The data saved in your phone might be deleted due to
careless use, repair of the phone, or upgrade of the
software. Please backup your important phone numbers.
(Ring tones, text messages, voice messages, pictures, and
videos could also be deleted.) The manufacturer is not liable
for damage due to the loss of data.
]
When you use the phone in public places, set the ring tone
to vibration so as not to disturb others.
]
Do not turn your phone on or off when putting it in your ear.
FDA Consumer Update
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and
Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones.
1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any
health problems are associated with using wireless phones.
There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are
absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of
radiofrequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while
being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in the
standby mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health
effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does
not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health
effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not
found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested
that some biological effects may occur, but such findings
have not been confirmed by additional research. In some
cases, other researchers have had difficulty in reproducing
those studies, or in determining the reasons for inconsistent
results.
2. What is the FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless
phones?
Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of
radiation-emitting consumer products such as wireless
phones before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs or
medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take
action if wireless phones are shown to emit radiofrequency
energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a
case, the FDA could require the manufacturers of wireless
phones to notify users of the health hazard and to repair,
replace, or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer
exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA
regulatory actions, the FDA has urged the wireless phone
industry to take a number of steps, including the following: