There's nothing like opening the box on a brand new electronic gizmo, and holding the pristine cold metal in your hands, unsoiled by human fingerprints and smelling like.... wait, what is that smell? If you've ever wondered how the factory got that screen so perfectly clean on the gizmo (well, let's call it an iPhone or iPod Touch), wonder no more. The factory has been using a chemical called n-hexane, and it's illegal.
Wintek China, which supplies the screens for the iPhone and iPod Touch from its subsidiary in Suzhou, is the target of an investigation involving the use of n-hexane rather than alcohol to clean screens. Several workers have fallen seriously ill, and one has died. Lax labor laws, no government oversight and relentless pressure to lower costs and increase quality are all contributing to continued safety violations in China. But hey -- we gotta have our clean iPod screens, right?
N-hexane Poisoning Scare At Apple Supplier In China - ChinaTechNews.com - The Technology Source for the Latest Chinese News on Internet, Computers, Digital, Science, Electronics, Law, Security
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