After the Humidifier Disinfectant Scandal happened in South Korea in 2011, which may have caused thousands of deaths, the safety of household chemical products is attracting more concern from people across South Korea. To standardize the consumer chemical products in the Korean market, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) issued the Act on Safety Management of Household Chemical Products and Biocidal Products (K-BPR) on January 1st, 2019. An amendment to the K-BPR Act was approved on Mar 24th, 2020, and entered into force from January 1st, 2021[OJR1] . The Act involves household chemical products and biocidal products, and for the biocidal products, the three supervision objects are active substances, biocidal products, and treated articles.
