US EditionEvery Single Headphone That Researchers Tested Contained Horrifying Chemicals
An EU-funded study found bisphenol A in 98% of tested headphones, raising concerns over long-term exposure to endocrine disruptors from daily use.
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Are Headphones Poisoning Us?
Headphones are now as ubiquitous on the human body as jewelry or even hair. To see a person in public without some buds in their ears or headphones covering them is almost unusual in itself. Unfortunately, according to an investigation by an organization called ToxFree LIFE for All, all that plastic pressing into our ears might be carrying a lot more than music, podcasts, and audiobooks. It might be carrying… your death! Was that appropriately d…
They are present even in the most expensive and branded products.
Every Single Headphone That Researchers Tested Contained Horrifying Chemicals
Eventually, it seems to turn out that every consumer product is killing you — from cooking utensils to menstrual care products, and literally the kitchen sink. Now, one of our most beloved creature comforts is getting its own heel turn. A new analysis by the European Union-funded ToxFree Life for All project took a look at 81 headphone models from producers around the world. The results were pretty grim: every single model tested contained subst…
Scientists have found harmful chemicals in some of the most popular headphones on the market
We often talk about sound quality, ANC or autonomy when it comes to choosing a headphones or wireless headphones. But a much more worrying parameter has just surfaced: the systematic presence of potentially harmful chemicals in many models marketed in Europe. An independent investigation reveals that all of the [...] Article Potentially carcinogenic substances detected in dozens of earphones and audio headsets, including in major brands appeared…
Hazardous Substances Found In All Headphones Tested By ToxFREE Project
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: You wear them at work, you wear them at play, you wear them to relax. You may even get sweaty in them at the gym. But an investigation into headphones has found every single pair tested contained substances hazardous to human health, including c...
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