SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Oxy Reckitt Benckiser on Sunday announced its compensation plans for South Koreans who died or became seriously ill after using its toxic humidifier sanitizers, despite victims still demanding an apology from the company’s British headquarters. After holding three rounds of negotiations with the victims and their families over compensation, [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Ministry of Environment confirmed on July 20 that Octylisothiazolinone (OIT) – a toxic substance that instigated the Oxy humidifier sterilizer scandal in Korea several months ago – was found in 58 models of air purifiers and three vehicle air conditioner filters currently being sold locally, and advised manufacturers to [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser has been indicted over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizers which resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here, prosecutors said Thursday. John Lee has been accused of playing a part in the deaths of [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, which has been boycotted by many Korean consumers for selling toxic humidifier sterilizers, has dismissed most of its employees at production facilities, blaming financial difficulties. Enraged workers claim that they lost their jobs overnight through no fault of their own. Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, which operates under British [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2011 toxic humidifier sterilizer controversy presses on. And the public fear of products containing chemicals isn’t likely to die down any time soon. A big data based AI institute, Daumsoft, analyzed over 9.3 billion tweets and 723 million blog posts from January 1, 2011 to June 2, 2016, [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Friday that it would offer partial living and caretaking costs for low income victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants this year, as a high-profile probe into the case is gaining momentum. The latest measure is in addition to a state support program, which was launched [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Once again summer is back, and with it, mosquitos. But amid the ceaseless public fear of products containing chemicals, bug sprays are proving to be no exception. In contrast, non-chemical products such as mosquito nets and herb plants have become popular among shoppers. According to 11ST, an e-commerce platform, [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser was summoned by prosecutors Monday to face questions over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizers which resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here. John Lee appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in southern [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The finance director of Oxy Korea was summoned Thursday as the first among a number of foreign executives who will be questioned in relation to the production and sales of the toxic humidifier sterilizers that resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here. Ulrich Hosterbach appeared before the Seoul Central [...]