Tata's iPhone Parts Plant in India Faces Health Probe After Farmers Report Contamination

Rappler—Indian health authorities have opened a probe into a Tata Electronics factory in Tamil Nadu that produces parts for Apple iPhones, after local farmers raised complaints about contamination of their land and water supply, Reuters reported exclusively. Residents near the facility allege that waste discharge from the plant has damaged crops and rendered agricultural land unusable. The investigation adds pressure on Apple's Indian supply chain expansion, which the tech giant has been building as an alternative to Chinese manufacturing. Tata Electronics, which took over the Tamil Nadu plant from Wistron, has not publicly commented on the contamination allegations.

• Rappler — Tata’s iPhone parts factory faces India health probe after farmer contamination complaints
• Reuters — Reuters exclusive: Tata's Tamil Nadu iPhone parts plant faces a health probe after farmer complaints.
• Dawn — Farmers near Tata's iPhone factory alleged contamination of land and water from the plant.