Apple defended its iPhone 12 model on Wednesday after a French watchdog ordered a halt to its sales citing breaches of European Union radiation exposure limits. - REUTERS
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00:00 Apple on Wednesday defended its iPhone 12 model after a French watchdog ordered a halt
00:06 to its sales, citing breaches of European Union radiation exposure limits.
00:11 The move increased the possibility of other bans across Europe.
00:15 France's National Frequency Agency said it would send agents to Apple stores and other
00:19 distributors to make sure the model was no longer being sold, adding that a failure to
00:24 act would result in the recall of iPhone 12s already sold to consumers.
00:28 Apple, meanwhile, disputed the watchdog's findings, saying in a statement that the iPhone
00:33 12, launched in 2020, was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global
00:39 radiation standards, that it had provided several Apple and third-party lab results
00:44 proving the phone's compliance to the French agency, and that it was contesting its findings.
00:50 One man who spoke to Reuters said that he felt safe using an iPhone, adding that he's
00:54 owned one since his younger years and never had any problem.
00:59 This health worker told Reuters that "we've learned not to go too fast with these kind
01:04 of scandals, so we need to take time to really look at what the issue is, and then, yes,
01:09 they'll have to take action."
01:11 Industry experts said there were no safety risks, and a French government source said
01:15 the agency's test was different from the method used by Apple.
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