SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group filed a complaint against Starbucks Coffee Korea on Friday in connection with giveaway picnic bags found to contain toxic chemicals. The company came under fire in July after formaldehyde, a carcinogen, was detected in “summer carry bags,” which it provided to customers who purchased 17 drinks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean adults have twice the level of harmful toxic chemicals in their bodies as youths, the Ministry of Environment said Wednesday, citing a state laboratory’s research. According to the National Institute of Environmental Research’s study on 6,167 South Korean people from 2015 to 2017, the blood lead level [...]
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, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – With several high profile controversies over toxic chemical content and high electromagnetic wave emissions in Korean products, domestic consumers are flocking to European options instead, in search of safer goods. Italian home appliance brand Imetec saw sales rise by 629 percent in September compared to September 2015, mainly driven [...]
JEONJU, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – “If a frog can live in this rice paddy, the rice that grows here is naturally safe to eat.” An event to release leopard frogs at rice paddies to grow eco-friendly rice has been held in Jeonju. Children were able to let go of the frogs, releasing them into [...]