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Reckitt Benckiser CEO apologises over South Korean sterilizer scandal

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Reckitt Benckiser (Xetra: A0M1W6 - news) 's Chief Executive Rakesh Kapoor apologized on Thursday for its South Korean unit's sales of water sterilizers for humidifier devices linked to deadly lung injuries on Thursday.

Kapoor told the company's annual shareholders meeting in London that he "profoundly regrets" the situation and is "personally very sorry".

Kapoor said he would meet on Friday with representatives of the victims who had travelled to London.

(Reporting by Martinne Geller in London; Editing by Greg Mahlich)