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Humidifier sterilizer manufacturer accused of using high-risk substance
May 13, 2016
Prosecutors said Friday a local humidifier sterilizer maker used a high-health risk substance with its concentration rate 160 times higher than the level deemed harmless to the human body.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Cefu's chief, identified only by his surname Oh, used PGH, which was imported from a Danish company by his business partner as bactericides for computer devices, from 2008 onwards.Oh did not have much knowledge about chemicals, according to prosecutors.Cefu's