The Verge Science
14 March 2026
European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals
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Some European retailers have stopped selling certain headphones after an EU-funded study found that they contained hormone-disrupting chemicals. The study included leading brands such as Apple, Beats, Samsung, Bose, JBL, and Sennheiser. Retailers Bol.com, Coolblue, and Mediamarkt didn't respond to inquiries from The Verge about which headphones they pulled, but local news outlets report that […]
Key Takeaways
- • European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals.
