Toxic Twist: Gaming Headsets Loaded with Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals, Study Warns

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Gameguru Mania News - Feb,23 2026 -

Toxic Twist: Gaming Headsets Loaded with Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals, Study Warns - tech
(hx) 07:55 PM CET - Feb,23 2026 - Post a comment / read (3)
A shocking EU-funded ToxFree LIFE for All project tested 81 headphone models - including popular gaming headsets from brands like Razer, Logitech, HyperX, and SteelSeries - and found hazardous endocrine disruptors such as BPA and phthalates in every single one. Bisphenol A appeared in 98% of samples, with concentrations reaching up to 351 mg/kg—far exceeding proposed EU safety limits—and experts warn prolonged skin contact during intense gaming sessions could allow these chemicals to migrate into the body. Phthalates and flame retardants linked to reproductive issues, fertility impairment, and developmental problems were also widespread, even in premium over-ear designs favored by gamers. The study labels it a "complete market failure" and urges broad EU bans on entire classes of these toxins in consumer electronics. Gamers who log hours daily may face elevated long-term exposure risks from their trusted audio gear.

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Csimbi	(08:58 PM CET - Feb,23 2026 )
What about other brands like Sony, Sennheiser, etc.?

heretic

(09:52 PM CET - Feb,23 2026 )

Csimbi> What about other brands like Sony, Sennheiser, etc.?

The source is D-TEST 25/11/ magazine – it's not free and it's all in Czech, but I'm sending you a quote below. Their tests are pretty good, a lot of it is accurate, they really do chemical analyses and so on.

"A whole range of currently tested
headphones have also undergone classic
testing in the past, focusing primarily
on sound quality. We can therefore
look at how the results of chemical
analyses and sound tests match up.
We can reveal right away that we
found no correlation between the two
results. It is therefore impossible to say that
chemically clean headphones generally sound better.
An example of this can be seen in the
seven models with the best sound ratings,
which were included in this test in addition to the standard
test. Five of them
fell into the red category in the chemical test
(Sennheiser Momentum
Wireless 4, Bose QuietComfort
Headphones, Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2,
Sennheiser Accentum True Wireless,
and Sony Noise Cancelling WF-
1000XM5). Only two are green
(Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds
and JBL Tour Pro 3). Even products
from the same brand were not all the same
in terms of their overall chemical rating.
The only exception The only exception
was Apple. In the chemical
test, both of its representatives achieved a green
rating and also performed well
in terms of sound quality. "

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