Scientists have issued an urgent warning to headphone–wearers as toxic chemicals have been discovered in several popular devices. Headphones like the Sony WF–1000XM5 and many others contain the so–called 'forever chemicals' bisphenol A (BPA)and the similar bisphenol S (BPS)What are forever chemicals? Known as 'forever chemicals', PFAS are manmade and used in a wide variety of non–stick and waterproof products and firefighting foams. Besides these forever chemicals, some headphones also contained chemicals called phthalates, which are a class of reproductive toxins that can impair fertility. Emese Gulyás, head of the ToxFree Life for All partnership, says: 'We need immediate, harmonised EU regulations that ban entire classes of toxic chemicals.

Source: Daily Mail February 18, 2026 14:42 UTC