Numerous charging devices sold by Apple contain chemicals linked to cancer
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Numerous charging devices sold by Apple contain chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other forms of reproductive harm.
These products retail for up to $150 and are designed to help Apple users charge multiple devices at once or power-up on the go.
Many of these warning labels warn the devices may ‘expose you to chemicals including Bisphenol A (BPA).’
Research has shown that BPA, a chemical commonly used to help harden plastics, is known to disrupt the body’s hormonal function.
This may cause fertility issues, disrupt sexual development, and lead to cancer and other health problems.
It is one of many chemicals restricted in the state of California by to Proposition 65, which passed in 1986 and requires companies to disclose the presence of hazardous chemicals in their products.
While most of the warning labels for these chargers specifically name BPA, some don’t state what hazardous chemical they contain, even though they raise the risk of ‘cancer and reproductive harm.’
These devices join the growing ranks of consumer goods tainted by BPA and other Prop. 65 listed chemicals, including everything from water bottles and trash bags, to tableware, carpeting and more.
The warning labels do not specify how much hazardous material is in a product, and ‘the lowest level that would trigger a warning wouldn’t necessarily affect most people,’ Ellen Wells, a public health professor at Purdue University, told HuffPost.
‘But if a person is especially susceptible to reproductive harms or birth defects or cancer, they might want to avoid that,’ she said.
Pregnant women, for example, may want to avoid products with a Prop. 65 warning label for birth defects.
People predisposed to cancer due to their family medical history, lifestyle or genetics may also want to forgo products with warning labels for cancer.
Studies using cultures of human skin cells have shown that as much as 16 to 20 percent of BPA shedded from a consumer product can be absorbed via contact with human skin.
‘BPA is potentially capable of causing adverse health effects following skin contact,’ according to an analysis by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Therefore, handling one of these eight charging devices could allow harmful chemicals to seep into your body.
