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Eugene

(62,775 posts)
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 08:12 AM Sep 2023

France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels

Source: BBC

France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels

13 September 2023

France has ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation.

On Tuesday, the French watchdog which governs radio frequencies also told the tech giant to fix existing phones.

The ANFR has advised Apple that if it cannot resolve the issue via a software update, it must recall every iPhone 12 ever sold in the country.

But the World Health Organization has previously sought to allay fears about radiation emitted by mobile phones.

It says on its website there is no evidence to conclude that exposure to low level electromagnetic fields is harmful to humans.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66795168

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France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2023 OP
C E standards are no joke! Mopar151 Sep 2023 #1
Maybe the French lab is wrong dalton99a Sep 2023 #2
"radiation" is such a loaded word CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #3

Mopar151

(10,191 posts)
1. C E standards are no joke!
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 08:39 AM
Sep 2023

It's about electronic interference between devices. There are a lot of sensors, in all sorts of applications, these days, and the consequences of interference can be costly.

dalton99a

(84,881 posts)
2. Maybe the French lab is wrong
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 10:58 AM
Sep 2023
Apple said the iPhone 12, which was released in late 2020, has been certified by multiple international bodies and complies with all applicable regulations and standards for radiation around the world.

The U.S. tech company said it has provided the French agency with multiple lab results carried out both by the company and third-party labs proving the phone’s compliance.

Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s minister in charge of digital issues, told France Info radio that the National Frequency Agency “is in charge of controlling our phones which, as there are software updates, may emit a little more or a little less electromagnetic waves.”

He said that the iPhone 12 radiation levels are “slightly higher” than the standards but “significantly lower than levels where scientific studies consider there may be consequences for users. But the rule is the rule.”

https://apnews.com/article/france-apple-iphone-radiation-b51b82309100f959c83a2a19536dc934

CloudWatcher

(1,933 posts)
3. "radiation" is such a loaded word
Fri Sep 15, 2023, 12:50 PM
Sep 2023

The word should be reserved for ionizing radiation, not used at all for typical electromagnetic emissions.

This is such scare mongering, sheesh.

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