Ezinsukwini zakamuva, u-Apple ubambe iqhaza engxabanweni ehlobene ne izintambo zamawashi abo ahlakaniphile adumile, i-Apple Watch. Icala lesenzo sekilasi elifakwe enkantolo yombuso eCalifornia lisole ukuthi ezinye zalezi zintambo zingaqukatha amazinga aphakeme amakhemikhali anobuthi aziwa ngokuthi PFAS (perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated substances), ezihlotshaniswa nezinkinga zempilo ezifana nokuguqulwa kwamahomoni kanye nezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza. U-Apple uphendule icala lakamuva ngokufuna lokho amabhande ayo aphephile kubasebenzisi futhi lokho kuqinisekiswa kokubili ngamalabhorethri ayo kanye namalabhorethri azimele.
"Amabhendi e-Apple Watch aphephile," ngokusho kwe-Apple mayelana ne-PFAS
Kuthathe izinsuku ezimbili u-Apple ukukhipha isitatimende ephendula icala lekilasi elifakwe ngamabhande e-Apple Watch. Leli cala, njengoba sesishilo, lithi izintambo zine-PFAS, ezingamelela ukwephulwa kwemithetho eminingana e-US, kanye nokukhangisa okudukisayo okuthengisa i-Apple Watch njengethuluzi elivikela iMpilo. Ngokusho kwabamangali, Amabhande athintekayo azohlanganisa izinhlobo ezifana neSport Band, iNike Sport Band ne-Ocean Band. Leli qembu liphinde lisole inkampani ngokwehluleka ukwenza ngokucophelela ukususa lezi zinto ezingase zibe yingozi emikhiqizweni yayo, naphezu kokuzibophezela esidlangalaleni ngo-2022 ukuthi izokwenza kancane kancane.
Le nkampani ithi yenza ukuhlola kwangaphakathi okuqinile futhi isebenzisane namalabhorethri azimele ukuze kuqinisekiswe ikhwalithi nokuphepha kwezinto ezisetshenziswayo ekwenzeni imikhiqizo yayo. Futhi, khumbula ukuthi izindinganiso zakho zokulahla amakhemikhali ayingozi kaningi ukweqa izidingo ebekwe yimithethonqubo yokulawula. Kusuka Ama-MacRumors Baphinde baphinda isitatimende esenziwe yi-Apple kwabezindaba ngokuphendula kwayo ecaleni:
Amabhendi e-Apple Watch aphephile kubasebenzisi. Ngokungeziwe ekuhloleni kwethu, siphinde sisebenze nezindawo zokucwaninga ezizimele ukuze sihlole futhi sihlaziye izinto ezisetshenziswa emikhiqizweni yethu, okuhlanganisa namabhendi e-Apple Watch.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuqinisekisile ukuthi I-Apple izama ukuqeda yonke i-PFAS emikhiqizweni yayo kokubili ohlelweni lokukhiqiza kanye nedivayisi yokugcina. Sizobona ukuthi konke lokhu kufunwa kuphetha kanjani, okubonakala kuthatha, futhi, iminyaka.
Yini i-PFAS futhi kungani ikhathaza?
I-PFAS ngamakhemikhali asetshenziswa kakhulu ekwenzeni imikhiqizo ukuze ibe namandla kanye nokuqina. Nokho, ukuba khona kwayo ezintweni zansuku zonke, njengezintambo zamawashi ahlakaniphile, kuphakamisa ukukhathazeka. izingozi ngenxa yobuthi bayo. Lezi zinto zingakwazi amuncwa ngesikhumba Futhi, nakuba ochwepheshe behluka ngobukhulu bale ngozi, ukuthintana nje isikhathi eside kungaba yingozi.
Icala lesenzo sekilasi elifakwe ngokumelene ne-Apple alifuni nje isinxephezelo sezezimali kubathengi abathintekayo, kodwa futhi izinguquko ezenzweni ukumaketha kwenkampani. Ngokusho kwemibhalo yomthetho, i-Apple ngabe ikufihle ngamabomu ukuba khona kwe-PFAS emigqeni yayo, ngenkathi ikhangisa imikhiqizo yayo njenge. umshuwalense futhi iqondiswe enhlalakahleni yabantu kanye nokusimama kwemvelo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyaphawulwa ukuthi i-Apple ibingakhetha izinto eziphephile ukugwema lezi zingozi, kodwa wanquma ukugcina ukusetshenziswa kwe-PFAS ukuze agqame emqhudelwaneni. Kuhle ukusho ukuthi lolu hlobo lwecala aluyona i-Apple kuphela; Ezinye izinkampani zobuchwepheshe, njenge-Samsung, nazo bezilokhu ziphenywa ngezimo ezifanayo.