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The topic iPhone parts factory in India faces new health probe over alleged water contamination<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n

This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies\u2019 decisions and competitors\u2019 reactions can quickly change the picture.<\/p>\n

Despite iPhone parts manufacturer Tata saying recent water samples collected inside its factory in Hosur, India, showed no signs of contamination, Reuters reports that local health officials are still investigating complaints from nearby farmers. Here are the details.<\/p>\n

Last month, Apple supplier Tata was warned of a possible shutdown at one of its iPhone component plants in India, after the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board alleged that wastewater from the facility had contaminated groundwater in adjacent farms.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this week, Tata said that the regulator had dropped further action against the plant, after the company submitted its response and addressed the issues raised in the warning notice:<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Tata told Reuters in a \u2060statement that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had confirmed that the company \u201chas satisfactorily addressed all queries \u200bmentioned\u201d in the warning notice and \u201cdropped any further course of action on this issue\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, it appears that scrutiny surrounding the alleged contamination is not over yet. Based on a new report from Reuters, \u201chealth officials in the district have been running their own investigation since at least late May after farmer complaints about the plant, which opened in \u200b2021 and makes iPhone back covers and some other parts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The investigation is examining whether liquid discharged from the factory affected nearby farmers, some of whom reported skin problems they attributed to contamination on their land.<\/p>\n

importantly, Reuters says a government medical officer claimed no such cases had yet been clinically established.<\/p>\n

A health inspection found discharge from the Tata plant had caused a \u201csevere foul smell\u201d and left water \u201cunsuitable for animals to drink\u201d, according \u2060to a May 27 letter sent by Anish Parvin, a government medical officer in the Ullugurukkai village, where the plant is located, to the state-run Institute of Vector Control and Zoonoses in Hosur.<\/p>\n

\u201cWastewater released from Tata Electronics \u2026 has accumulated in nearby agricultural lands \u200band is contaminating the clean water present in wells nearby,\u201d read the letter, which is not public but was reviewed by Reuters. \u201cIt has also been reported that people are experiencing skin-related health issues due to this contamination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reuters also obtained a laboratory report showing that two water samples collected from nearby farms tested positive for E. coli, \u201cbacterium found in sewage that indicates faecal contamination of the water supply.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report also includes a tense standoff after a member of the farmers\u2019 group entered Tata\u2019s property to photograph a pond that the group alleged contained wastewater, prompting a security guard to retrieve a firearm from a vehicle.<\/p>\n

Finally, Reuters\u2018 account also includes a photo of a farmer holding a handful of murky green water collected from his field near the Tata factory, and says neither Apple nor Tata responded to requests for comment on the new investigation.<\/p>\n