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Apple says iPhone 12 complies with radiation standards
Apple said it had provided the French watchdog ANFR multiple Apple and independent third-party lab results proving its compliance.
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A person walks out of the Apple Store in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, on February 2, 2023. (AFP/Jim Watson)
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pple said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international bodies and recognised as compliant with all applicable radiation regulations and standards after a French watchdog ordered it to stop selling the phones due to above-threshold radiation levels.
Apple said it had provided the French watchdog ANFR multiple Apple and independent third-party lab results proving its compliance.
It said it was contesting the results of the review made by AFNR and would continue to engage with the authority to show it is compliant.
French regulators on Tuesday ordered Apple to halt sales of the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation, and to fix existing handsets.
The French agency that regulates radio frequencies, the ANFR, said testing found that the model emits more electromagnetic waves susceptible to be absorbed by the body than permitted.
The ANFR said it "ordered Apple to remove the iPhone 12 from the French market from September 12 due to the model exceeding the limit" for electromagnetic absorption by the body.
It said accredited labs had found absorption of electromagnetic energy by the body at 5.74 watts per kilogram during tests simulating when the phone was being held in the hand or kept in a pocket.
The European standard is a specific absorption rate of 4.0 watts per kilogram in such tests.
"Concerning phones already sold, Apple must in the briefest of delays take corrective measures to bring the affected phones into compliance," said the ANFR in a statement on its website.
