Apple has banned the use of benzene and hexane – Deep Apple

yesterday on Wednesday, Apple has banned the use in the final assembly of its production of two potentially dangerous chemicals – benzene and hexane . The first of these is a carcinogen and, if mishandled, often a cause of leukemia, the second abuse can negatively affect the nervous system.

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Wintek. Suzhou. Hexane. Scandal four years ago.

This verdict preceded a four-month inspection 22 plants, none of which could not find evidence that the use of benzene and hexane endangers the health of numerous staff (only mentioned two dozen companies employs half a million people). Application of the said chemicals were able to detect only four plants, but there are determined by the extent of the use of the line “at an acceptable level of health».

Hexane. Two paragraphs above – benzene.

However, in Cupertino decided to play safe and have bad hydrocarbons in the blacklist. However, the ban did not get the company involved in the early stages of the production of “Apple” products – in this direction at Apple decided to restrict the minimization of the use of hazardous chemicals.