Hazardous substances found in all headphones tested by ToxFREE project
by Damien Gayle

The Guardian    Translate This Article
18 February 2026

On 18 February 2026 The Guardian reported: You wear them at work, you wear them at play, you wear them to relax. But an investigation into headphones has found every single pair tested contained substances hazardous to human health, including chemicals that can cause cancer, neurodevelopmental problems, and the feminisation of males. Global Good News service views this news as the failure of modern health and business systems. Such 'flops' highlight the need for more intelligent, evolutionary, Natural Law based, life-supporting systems.

Even products by market-leading brands such as Bose, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sennheiser were found to contain harmful chemicals in the formulation of the plastics from which they are made.

...'These chemicals are not just additives; they may be migrating from the headphones into our body,' said Karolina BrabcovA, chemical expert at Arnika, part of the ToxFree LIFE for All project, a partnership of central European civil society groups that carried out the research.

'Daily use -- especially during exercise when heat and sweat are present -- accelerates this migration directly to the skin.'

...Many chemicals that have become ubiquitous, such as bisphenols, phthalates and poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have subsequently been discovered to have drastic biological effects. Despite that, many continue to be used in the manufacture of consumer goods, with little public awareness of what they are and what they might be doing to people.

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