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Court Recognizes Responsibility of SK Chemical and Aekyung Industrial in Harmful Humidifier Disinfectant Case

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant court ruling, former executives of SK Chemical and Aekyung Industrial were found guilty on January 11 for their involvement in selling harmful humidifier disinfectants. This judgment effectively acknowledges the causal link between all humidifier disinfectant ingredients and lung diseases. The Seoul High Court sentenced former SK Chemical [...]

In the Face of Recurring Consumer Goods Scandals, Koreans Turn Their Gaze Towards Foreign Markets

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Distrust generated by scandals over pesticide-riddled eggs, the supposed presence of harmful chemical substances in women’s sanitary pads and hazardous humidifier disinfectants has caused more Koreans to look abroad for solutions to everyday needs. The preference for goods that come with the “Western Advanced Nation” tag that oft emerges [...]

Reckitt Benckiser CEO Apologizes over Deadly Humidifier Sterilizers

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The head of Britain-based Reckitt Benckiser formally apologized over its toxic humidifier sterilizers that claimed many lives in South Korea, a parliamentary special committee probing the scandal said Thursday. The so-called Oxy humidifier disinfectant case came to light after four pregnant women died of unknown lung problems in 2011. [...]

Air Purifiers in Spotlight amid Toxic Substance Controversy

SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Oxy toxic humidifier sterilizer scandal has made Korean consumers highly alert to potential toxic substances included in other daily products. These concerns expanded to odor eliminators, and now to air purifiers. As part of steps being taken to address rising concerns, air purifier manufacturers are offering free filter [...]

Google Korea CEO Summoned Again in Toxic Sterilizer Probe

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser was summoned again by prosecutors Tuesday to face questions over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizer which has caused numerous deaths and illnesses here. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office summoned John Lee as a [...]

Humidifier Sterilizers Raise Risks For Lung Damage By 116 Times

SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwre) – Years of exposure to humidifier sterilizers increased the risk for severe lung damage in users by 116 times more than in those not exposed to the chemicals, a state health agency said Sunday. In August 2011, when the government acknowledged a connection between lung problems and the chemicals used [...]

Korean Government to Re-examine Humidifier Disinfectant Case

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government announced that it will re-examine potential health damages to the respiratory system and other organs from humidifier disinfectants. The Ministry of Environment’s Humidifier Disinfectant Investigations Committee revealed that it will study the possibility of rhinitis, bronchitis, and other potential non-pulmonary damages resulting from humidifier disinfectants, and [...]

LG Electronics Unveils 10 Airwasher Models ahead of Dry Winter

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has launched ten new “airwasher” models that can double as a humidifier on October 9 ahead of the dry winter season. All the models are activated by voice commands when turning on or off the machine. With a total of 46 humidifier discs inside the device, [...]