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After Oxy, all officials of the company that manufactured and sold ‘Humidifier Mate’, the second most reported victim of a disinfectant humidifier, were acquitted in the first trial. The judiciary determined that the harmfulness of the ingredients of the product was not sufficiently tested differently than the ingredients of the oxy product. Reporter Na Hye-in reports. Aekyung Industrial Co., Ltd. Ahn Yong-chan, former CEO of Aekyung Industries, who manufactured and sold the ‘Humidifier Mate’ disinfectant humidifier, goes to court for a first trial. Hong Ji-ho, former CEO of SK Chemicals, and all E-Mart employees were charged with selling products without properly checking the safety of the products, resulting in human harm. ‘Humidifier Mate’ is the second product after Oxy, which reported damage to 800 people. The controversy started in 2011, but the trial only started in 2019 after a new investigation into the question of proving harmfulness. However, the sentence of the first trial court was completely different from the Oxy Products case, which was confirmed with up to six years in prison on similar charges. Even if all the studies conducted so far were put together, he was acquitted on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that the ingredients in the ‘Humidifier Mate’ product caused or worsened lung disease or asthma. CMIT and MIT, the raw materials for the ‘Humidifier Mate’ product, are different ingredients from PHMG, the raw material for the oxy humidifier disinfectant. The court explained that while the government widely recognized health damage recognition standards for rescuing victims, it was difficult to recognize causal relationships by applying them in criminal cases that require strict certification. The 2018 Comprehensive Report of the Ministry of the Environment, which was a clue to the new research, was also evaluated as an opinion added by the estimates of the experts to the existing studies that could not prove harmfulness. He added that although I don’t know what kind of evaluation will be done historically when more results of the investigation come out, the court has no choice but to judge based on the evidence so far. The victims of the disinfectant humidifier strongly opposed the ruling, saying it was not convincing. The judiciary convicted four former SK Chemicals employees who provided PHMG, a humidifying disinfectant raw material to Oxy et al., Saying it was difficult to take essential responsibility for them. The prosecution ignored the difference between testing on animals and human harm, and criticized the sentence for granting leniency to corporate managers who neglected security measures and neglected the results of expert evaluation. Subsequently, it was announced that both manufacturers and sellers and suppliers of raw materials would appeal to be held legally liable for the damages. I am Hyein Na, YTN. ※ ‘Your report becomes news’ YTN is waiting for your valuable report.
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