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KMID : 0365220230600010020
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Korean Journal of Public Health
2023 Volume.60 No. 1 p.20 ~ p.29
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What changes did the humidifier disinfectant disaster bring about in the safety management of consumer chemical products?
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Kim Shin-Bum
Kim Jin-Yong
Kim Hye-Jin
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Abstract
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Objectives: What kind of changes has Korea made since experiencing the humidifier disinfectant disaster? And are such changes enough? Based on these two questions, this article examines the changes in national policies and regulations before and after the disaster.
Methods:. This study compared policies and systems before and after the disaster. Through this approach, it was evaluated whether policy improvement was successful after the disaster, and how consumer chemical product policy issues changed.
Results:. Prior to the disaster, there was a large blind spot in the management of consumer chemical products, and there was no system for managing biocidal products used in daily life. After the disaster, the government transferred the authority to manage consumer chemical products from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy to the Ministry of Environment. The Biocidal Products Law was enforced in 2019, and the blind spot in safety management of biocidal products is also being eliminated. However, because of limited manpower and insufficient budget to implement the new policy, such efforts could not make desired changes yet.
Conclusions: This study diagnosed that Korea's consumer chemical product policy improvement is still in progress and has rooms to improve. Securement of manpower and required budget to support the introduction of new policies and regulations are identified as urgent and essential tasks that warrant immediate attention.
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KEYWORD
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Consumer chemical products, Humidifier disinfectant disaster, Product safety policy
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