FTC closes investigation on two local humidifier sterilizer firms
Social affairsAug 24, 2016
South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that it has closed an inspection on two local humidifier sterilizer manufacturers, citing a lack of evidence, amid a ballooning toxic disinfectant scandal that has resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here.Aekyung Industrial Co. and E-Mart Inc. had allegedly manufactured and sold humidifier cleansers using the chemicals chloro-methylisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone between 2006 and 2011.The Fair Trade Commission had accused the two co