Hong Won-sik, Chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, "No Change in Intention to Sell... Will Find Suitable Buyer"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, stated on the 8th, "I will make every effort to find an appropriate buyer and resolve this in a good direction," indicating that his intention to sell remains unchanged.

Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, is attending the National Assembly's inspection of the Fair Trade Commission held by the National Assembly's Judiciary Committee on the 5th, listening to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On this day, Chairman Hong appeared as a witness at the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee's audit of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and made these remarks.

Baek Jong-heon, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Chairman Hong regarding the 'Bulgari controversy.' In April, Namyang Dairy Products sparked controversy by announcing that its dairy product 'Bulgari' was effective in preventing COVID-19.

When Representative Baek asked, "Do you still believe that consuming Bulgari has a preventive effect against COVID-19?" Chairman Hong replied, "No," and regarding the Bulgari controversy, he said, "I only found out after reading about it in the newspapers later; I did not know beforehand." He added, "I apologize to the public and the National Assembly members for causing controversy," emphasizing, "My intention to sell has not changed in the slightest."

Additionally, when Go Min-jeong, a member of the Democratic Party, asked, "Did you force employees to sign pregnancy waiver agreements?" he responded, "Absolutely not. After hearing such claims, I checked again and confirmed that such a thing never happened."

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