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Apple bans the use of 2 chemicals in iPhone 6, iPad manufacturing

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/ban-2-chemicals-iphone-6-production-could-improve-lives-500000-factory-workers' title="Apple bans the use of 2 chemicals in iPhone 6, iPad manufacturing"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2014/08/supplier_responsibility_03.jpg?itok=ueW6Xix6' />[/url]</p> <p>Apple is now banning the use of two chemicals in the production of the <a href="http://www.imore.com/iphone-6" title="iPhone 6 news, rumors, and release date speculation">iPhone 6[/url] and future <a href="http://www.imore.com/ipad" title="iPad reviews, apps, help, and how-to">iPad[/url], a move that could help to impact the health of the 500,000 or so factory workers who assemble Apple's popular smartphones and tablets. After a four-month investigation, Apple is now banning the use of benzene and n-hexane in its factories.</p> <!--break--> <p>Though Apple says that its investigation yielded no evidence that benzene and n-hexane posed any hazards, the substances have been linked to health problems with the former a cause of leukemia and the latter associated with nerve damage. Yet, despite finding no conclusive evidence, Apple is taking precautionary steps and announced that these substances will not be used.</p> <p>Given that the rumored iPhone 6 (http://www.imore.com/iphone-6) is a highly anticipated smartphone for the year, this move will likely have great impact for customers who care about corporate responsibility and sustainability.</p> <p>The company was under pressure from activist groups China Labor Watch and Green America calling for the ban, and it's good to see Apple being pro-active. Apple has been leading the charge with its environmental initiatives (http://www.imore.com/tag/environment) and the latest move shows that Apple is doing more for its workers as well.</p> <p>Source: US News (http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/08/13/apple-bans-use-of-2-chemicals-in-iphone-assembly)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-26324"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3d7b92f4/sc/28/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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