Independent researchers have confirmed Greenpeace’s allegations that materials used in the iPhone are hazardous to your health.
It was discovered that 10% of the iPhone circuit board is made up of brominated compounds, and that the PVC material coating the earphones contain 15% toxic phthalate esters. An analyst from Greenpeace says
Two of the phthalate plasticisers found at high levels in the headphone cable are classified as “toxic to reproduction, category 2” because of their long-recognised ability to interfere with sexual development in mammals. While they are not prohibited in mobile phones, these phthalates are banned from use in all toys or childcare articles sold in Europe. Apple should eliminate the use of these chemicals from its products range.”
We at Mac-A-Doodle would like to do our part and warn our iPhone-using readers, seriously guys, don’t chew on the circuit board, and try not to eat the earphones if you can help it.
6 Feedbacks on "Hazardous materials in iPhone confirmed"
mark lemon
This is crazy, I can’t believed that Apple is after for the profit. How about us consumers? Health is wealth…We have children in the house and sometimes if we left this Iphone, Ipods and some other products of Apple they might be eatin’ or accidentally played by this little fellows that might cause some reactions with this allegations about hazardous materials…
jeffrey
Why we are so concern about this products it can do you no harm unless you chew it whole…I think we should be concern of today’s violent computer games that poison our childrens’ mind for it affects them psychologicaly.Anyway science already made this planet hazardous to live!
mark reyes
this is outrage! i can’t believing that apple was allowed something like this. i calling all iphone owners, we have show apple we are fear the hazardous meterials in our phone. let us groups together and fill out a some kind of petition for removal of the so called hazardous materials. we have responsibility to protect and make sure every childs in the world have a bright and very healthful future.
mac
“While they conceded that Apple is compliant with Europe’s RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) standard”
Greenpeace only wants media attention:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/16/apple-responds-to-greenpeace-what-part-of-end-of-2008-didnt/
jhay
I actually blogged about this a few weeks back. Sad to know that Apple has not yet made any progress on its commitments to a ‘greener Apple’.
protacio dakoykoy
jeffrey: that’s the same argument of the american people which is just plain stupid. they keep on saying that violent games result in violence in real life but that isn’t always the case. i’ve been playing games all my life but i haven’t done anything violent in the magnitude of killing someone or even punching someone just ‘coz i felt like doing it. anyway, it will always go down to how the parents brought up the kid. out there, they most of the time just leave their kids alone and they don’t have as much time with their kids. if you say that violent games are the cause of violence, then shouldn’t the number of cases of these “teenage killings” be higher since a lot of kids play with violent games? normal people know right from wrong but mentally problematic people have a hard time distinguishing between the two. like what i said, it all boils down to how the parents brought up the kid. those kids who killed ‘coz of games already had problems in the head to begin with, those parents who blamed the games/game makers just needed to justify what their kids did and to wash their hands ‘coz they didn’t take care of their kids well enough.
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