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Are there any harmful effect to stand next to a microwave while it cooks?
Jan 10, 2013

Dr. Faek Jamali Surgery
Standing next to a microwave while it cooks is safe.
According to the United States Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, a U.S. Federal Standard limits the amount of microwaves that can leak from an oven throughout its lifetime to 5 milliwatts of microwave radiation per square centimeter at approximately 5 cm (2 in) from the surface of the oven. This is far below the exposure level currently considered to be harmful to human health
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