Apple Faces Another Lawsuit Over The iPhone

October 16, 2007 – 6:34 am

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Since releasing the iPhone over the summer, Apple has been the target of many lawsuits concerning the product. The latest lawsuit claims that Apple uses an unsafe chemical called Phthalate.

An information sheet on the Phthalate Information Center website, produced by the American Chemistry Council, said studies found that high doses of some phthalates, when administered to pregnant rodents shortly before they gave birth, “suppressed levels of testosterone, a male hormone key to sexual development in the male fetuses, and interfered with the development of male reproductive organs”.

But it also noted a newer study conducted by the Society of Toxicology found similar tests conducted on monkeys had no negative effects on the development of the male reproductive tract.

“The research [on monkeys] indicates that the reproductive effects observed in rodents may not be relevant to humans,” the information sheet reads.

We’ll be sure to keep you posted on any developments in this pending case.

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