[Photo] Hong Won-sik, Chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, Shedding Tears

Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, shed tears during a public apology press conference held on the 4th at Namyang Dairy Products headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, regarding the 'Bulgaris incident.' Last month, Namyang Dairy Products announced at a symposium on 'Development of antiviral foods in the COVID-19 era' that the Bulgaris product was confirmed to reduce COVID-19 by 77.8%. However, the research results were revealed to have exaggerated animal 'cell-level' experiment findings, causing controversy. In response, Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, expressed his intention to resign during the public apology press conference that day. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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