Earlier this week, a category motion lawsuit was filed towards Apple, accusing the corporate of knowingly utilizing dangerous chemical substances in three Apple Watch bands. On Thursday, Apple made a public assertion concerning the lawsuit, stating that the bands are “Safe for users to wear.”
The lawsuit cites a College of Notre Dame research that discovered that 15 of twenty-two watch bands examined include polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), that are poisonous. The PFAS may be absorbed via the pores and skin, ultimately resulting in well being issues. The printed research cites ten firms whose bands have been examined, however the printed outcomes use labels that don’t particularly determine the band and mannequin of the band examined.
The bands cited within the lawsuit are the Sport Band (the band included with a brand new Apple Watch), the Ocean Band, and the Nike Sport Band. The lawsuit states that Apple “continues to hide the existence of PFAS at the point of purchase and otherwise.” Yow will discover a replica of the lawsuit under.
Apple issued a response to the lawsuit:
Apple Watch bands are protected for customers to put on. Along with our personal testing, we additionally work with unbiased laboratories to conduct rigorous testing and evaluation of the supplies utilized in our merchandise, together with Apple Watch bands.
In November 2022, Apple printed a white paper about its phasing out of PFAS in its merchandise. Within the Govt Abstract of the paper, Apple states that it needs to “thoughtfully phase out PFAS in a way that does not result in regrettable substitutions” and that the corporate is “prioritizing our phaseout activities on applications that result in the highest volumes of PFAS reductions and the most meaningful environmental impact.” The paper doesn’t handle PFAS in particular Apple Watch bands, although it examined bands from Apple, Nike, Fitbit, and Google.