Candidate Han Jeong-ae, Minister of Environment, announced that SK Chemicals and Aekyung Industrial, a company related to humidifier disinfectants, were acquitted in a court recently, saying, “If necessary, we will conduct additional experiments on the problem components.”
One candidate responded to the question of Democratic Party Rep. Roh Woong-rae at his personnel hearing held at the National Assembly on the 20th, “It is pointed out whether it is a problem that the Ministry of Environment gave approval for the chemical in the first place. Will the Ministry of Environment do additional research, etc.” .
One candidate said, “I respect the court’s decision, but it is very heartbreaking from the victim’s point of view,” and said, “Because it is a criminal trial, it seems that it is asking for a more clear causal relationship.”
“I thought the various data provided so far by the Ministry of Environment would be sufficient, but it turned out that they were not, so we will look at what additional experiments with chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and methylisothiazolinone (MIT) are needed, and if necessary, “We will do more experiments.”
Rep. Ahn Ho-young of the same party asked, “The court did not actually admit the judgment of the victims of the Ministry of Environment, but what do you think?” I think I had to think about it.”
One candidate emphasized, “We will continue to conduct experiments on medium-sized animals, not small animal experiments (to clarify the causal relationship), while adhering to the principles of animal experimentation, so that the statute can be maintained properly.
On the 12th of this month, the court accused SK Chemicals and former executives of Aekyung Industries, who were involved in the humidifier disinfectant crisis and handed over to trial, saying, “It is difficult to say that it is difficult to say that the humidifier disinfectant of CMIT and MIT causes lung disease or asthma.” Has been sentenced.
(yunhap news)
