Mobile phones
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and FDA's device center ink a three-year cooperative R&D agreement June 8 that will facilitate third-party research on mobile phones as potential health hazards. Under the CRADA, an "organizing committee" of staff from CDRH and other agencies will oversee genotoxity and epidemiology studies intended to confirm earlier findings by Wireless Technology Research, LLC and assess the need for further research. CTIA will fund the research and cover FDA travel expenses
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