The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is planning to study cellphone radiation, following through on a proposal from a commission led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a spokesperson.

The study was announced in a statement addressing how the Food and Drug Administration had taken down webpages about cellphones, including one that had stated that the agency “believes that the weight of scientific evidence has not linked exposure to radio frequency energy from cell phone use with any health problems.”

“The FDA removed webpages with old conclusions about cell phone radiation while HHS undertakes a study on electromagnetic radiation and health research to identify gaps in knowledge, including on new technologies, to ensure safety and efficacy,” HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon told The Epoch Times via email on Jan. 16.

He noted that the Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Kennedy, proposed the study in its 2025 strategy report.

In that report, the commission stated that HHS, in partnership with other departments, would study electromagnetic radiation and health research “to identify gaps in knowledge, including on new technologies, to ensure safety and efficacy.”

Details about the study, such as the researchers behind it, were not made available.

In an appearance on Fox in 2025 after becoming head of HHS, Kennedy said that phones “produce electromagnetic radiation, which has been shown to do neurological damage to kids when it’s around them all day, and to cause cellular damage and even cancer.”

Kennedy also spoke favorably of states restricting students from using cellphones in schools.

Kennedy, a lawyer, has worked on cases involving phones and radiation, including a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission over decades-old guidelines for wireless technology.

The Federal Communications Commission states on its website: “Some health and safety interest groups have interpreted certain reports to suggest that wireless device use may be linked to cancer and other illnesses, posing potentially greater risks for children than adults. While these assertions have gained increased public attention, currently no scientific evidence establishes a causal link between wireless device use and cancer or other illnesses.”

The National Cancer Institute, which is part of HHS, states on its website that “evidence to date suggests that cell phone use does not cause brain or other kinds of cancer in humans.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another HHS division, states on its website that cellphones emit radiation.

“More research is needed before we know if using cell phones causes health effects,” it states.