PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Belgium said on Thursday it would review the potential health risks linked to Apple's iPhone 12, becoming the latest European country to react after France ordered a halt to sales citing breaches of radiation exposure limits.
Apple on Wednesday said the iPhone 12, launched in 2020, was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with radiation standards and that it was contesting France's findings.
But Paris' move to halt iPhone 12 sales until Apple fixes the radiation issues detected in two tests raised the prospect of further bans in Europe.
Researchers have conducted a vast number of studies over the last two decades to assess health risks resulting from mobile phones.
According to the World Health Organisation, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use.
Persons:
Mathieu Michel, digitalisation, Michel, Marine Strauss, Tassilo Hummel, Giuseppe Fonte, Ingrid Melander, Mark Potter
Organizations:
Apple, World Health, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Belgium, France, Paris, Europe, Belgium's, U.S, Brussels, Rome