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.
'Otherwise, Apple will have to recall them.'ANFR noted that tests that measure the electromagnetic radiation absorbed at a distance of five centimeters was in compliance with the limit of 2.0 watts per kilogram.ANFR said its agents would verify beginning Wednesday that that iPhone 12 models were no longer being offered for sale in France.
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