According to the latest reports, Apple devices have been found to contain chemicals that cause birth defects and cancer.
Apple fans were shocked to learn that a device sold by the tech giant contained chemicals that cause birth defects and cancer. The p
roduct was the Belkin Boost Charge Pro Magnetic Charging Power Bank
on Apple's website. According to California state regulators, this Apple accessory contained a dangerous ingredient.
Hazardous substances found in household appliances, including Apple accessories.
Hazardous substances found in household appliances, including Apple accessories.
The state of California has required products to carry a consumer warning that the wireless charger could "expose you to ch
emicals including Bisphenol A (BPA)." BPA is a chemical commonly used to help harden
plastics, which can disrupt hormones in the body, causing problems with fertility, sexual development, and other issues.
The warning comes from California's PROPOSITION 65, passed in 1986, which requires companies to warn consumers a
bout the risks of BPA in their products. The warning has Apple fans pretty worried.
Belkin Wireless Charger for iPhone.
Belkin Wireless Charger for iPhone.
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Belkin's Apple-approved wireless chargers have joined the list of consumer items contaminated with this hormone-disru
pting chemical, along with water bottles and trash bags, tableware, carpeting, and more.
One consumer advocate issued a warning: Holding the charging case with sweaty hands can cause some of the substance to be absorbed through the skin.
While Prop65 is the strongest law in the US, in the European Union
, BPA is banned from use in food packaging marketed to young children—an outright ban is currently being debated across the continent.
Studies from 2018 — using actual human skin cell cultures — have shown that up to 16–20% of BPA released from co
nsumer products can be bioavailable through contact with human skin. According to an analysis by the National Institute for Occupati
onal Safety and Health, “BPA has the potential to cause adverse health effects following skin contact.”
This raises concerns among users of Apple devices.
This raises concerns among users of Apple devices.
Other Apple accessories, including plastic iPhone cases, are also causing consumer concern with identical claims about BPA content.
Designed to work with MagSafe-compatible iPhones, the Belkin wireless charger has a charcoal black plastic casing, according to Apple's product page. The accessory, which is about four inches long and three inches wide, contains a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that's used to extend the battery life of iPhones around the world.
Even the BPA replacements proposed by the industry—bisphenol S (BPS) and bisphenol F (BPF)—are similarly harmful. According to biochemist José Villalaín, a professor at the Miguel Hernández de Elche University in Spain, the use of these bisphenols should be discontinued due to the risks they pose to human and animal health.
