After France ordered a stop to sales of Apple’s iPhone 12 because it exceeded radiation exposure restrictions, the junior minister for the digital economy in Belgium said that he would urge the telecommunications regulator to investigate the possible health hazards associated with the device.
Mathieu Michel, the state secretary for digitalization, said on Thursday, “It is my duty to make sure that all citizens… are safe” in a statement sent to Reuters via email.
Apple stated on Wednesday that the iPhone 12, which will be released in 2020, has been certified as compliant with global radiation standards by multiple international bodies and that it has provided the French agency with several lab results from Apple and third-party labs proving the phone’s compliance, and that it is contesting the findings of the French agency.
France’s decision to prohibit sales of the iPhone 12 until Apple solves the radiation concerns it discovered in two tests this week increased the possibility that other bans may be implemented in European countries.
The German regulatory agency for telecommunications networks, known as BNetzA, said that it was considering initiating procedures of a similar kind and was in constant communication with its French counterparts. The Dutch digital watchdog has also said it is investigating the incident and will request an explanation from the American company.
Michel stated, “I have rapidly reached out to the IBPT-BIPT (regulator) to ask for an analysis about the potential danger of the product,” and he added that he had also requested the regulator to evaluate all Apple smartphones, as well as devices produced by other companies, at a later point in the investigation process.
Over the last two decades, researchers have carried out a substantial number of studies to evaluate the dangers mobile phones pose to users’ health. According to the World Health Organization, no evidence suggests that using a mobile phone is associated with any negative impact on one’s health.
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