SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The production and import of adult diapers is close to exceeding double the production and import of diapers for children due to the low birthrate and rapidly aging society, data showed Thursday. Last year’s supply of adult diapers, combining domestic production and imports, reached 107,129 tons, which was 1.8 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Yuhan-Kimberly Ltd. announced Tuesday the release of the new Monit & Huggies Smart Baby Monitor that applies IoT technology to monitor baby diapers and other functions that assist childcare. Yuhan-Kimberly, in collaboration with Monit, a developer of smart baby monitors, launched the Huggies IoT Service on momQ, Yuhan-Kimberly’s online store, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Those who believe history to be an endless repeating cycle rather than a linear sequence of events may feel justified in their convictions as South Korea once again groans under the weight of a consumer goods scandal that has dominated the public consciousness in recent days. The general fear, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Sanitary products company Yuhan-Kimberly announced on Wednesday it has decided to donate diapers to premature babies that weigh less than 2.2 kilograms. As part of a new initiative beginning in August to raise awareness of and support premature babies, Yuhan-Kimberly will supply the company’s ‘Nature Made Premature’ diapers in size small [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government on Friday began a safety probe on diapers from Proctor & Gamble after allegations arose that they contain toxic chemicals. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards is taking action on rising fears at home after French media reported that the diapers had dioxin, an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – P&G Korea is facing a storm of consumer complaints following a report by French magazine 60 Million Consumers (60 Millions de Consommateurs) released on January 24 that discovered carcinogens in ten diaper brands out of the 12 tested. The nappies of concern are Pampers, the same product currently in [...]