The French government has banned the sale of the iPhone 12 following reports that its electromagnetic emissions are too high.
The iPhone 12 was released in 2020 and was the first to support 5G connectivity. PBS News reports:
French regulators ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure. The company disputed the findings and said the device complies with regulations.
The French government agency that manages wireless communications frequencies issued the order after the iPhone 12 recently failed one of two types of tests for electromagnetic waves capable of being absorbed by the body.
The French government is one of the strictest in Europe when it comes to consumer regulation. Apple in turn has contested the results.Reuters continues:
Apple said in a statement the iPhone 12, launched in 2020, was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global radiation standards, that it had provided several Apple and third-party lab results proving the phone’s compliance to the French agency, and that it was contesting its findings.
Researchers have conducted a vast number of studies over the last two decades to assess health risks resulting from mobile phones. According to the World Health Organisation, no adverse health effects have so far been established as being caused by mobile phone use.
France is a hotbed of 5G conspiracies and other unorthodox beliefs. The fact that the iPhone 12 has failed its tests but not the more recent iPhone 13 and 14 is also questionable.
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