Harmful chemicals found in popular headphones
by Horace Dediu
Guess who was safest?
Bisphenols and phthalates were found in popular headphone sets that can interfere with hormone-regulating systems. Overall, 44 percent of the models scored a “red” for a great concern of exposure, but only 11 percent of those models had traces of these hazardous materials that had contact with the skin.
Source: euronews
NB: The safest headphones were Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 a…
…nd JBL’s Tune 720BT. Stay away from cheap headphones, especially from Temu. This should not come as a surprise but it does surprise me that so many don't seem to care.
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deemery ·
This site contains the list with ratings, but warning, it's got a lot of crappy ads: https://www.1fakt.com/2026/02/urgent-warning-to-headphone-wearers-as.html