While [url=http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/greenpeace_iphone_contains_hazardous_chemicals]the previous Greenpeace analysis[/url] found 5070 parts per million (ppm) of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in the iPhone headset cable, the CEH's subsequent testing actually found 6200 ppm of DBP in the headset cable of the phone and 6300 ppm DBP in the iPod headset cable. That, according to the safety group, violates California state standards.

"Apple customers should know that when they get their hands on an iPhone they may be getting a dose of toxic chemicals as well," said Michael Green, executive director of CEH, in a statement issued Thursday morning. "It's clear that Apple’s priority is to market new products as fast as possible, not as safely as possible. For their customers who are buying now, that’s just not good enough."

However, the Bromine Science and Environmental Forum (BSEF), the international organization of the bromine chemical industry knocked Greenpeace, condemning the environmental lobby group for making unfair criticism of Apple’s iPhone’s green credentials. The firm also claimed Greenpeace sensationalized its findings. Meanwhile, in October, the CEH initiated legal action against Apple for the iPhone and iPod headphone cords following the Greenpeace report on potentially toxic chemicals in the phone.

"Yet the group's beef with Apple, at this point, remains unclear," notes Wired. "Previously, the CEH said that it wasn't phthalates levels themselves that were in violation of California law, but rather that the company was potentially violating Prop 65 by not including appropriate warnings on its packaging. Now, the message seems to be that the phthalates levels themselves are in violation."