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By Martinne Geller
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Consumer goods group Reckitt
Benckiser's RB.L Chief Executive apologised on Thursday for
its South Korean unit's sales of water sterilizers for
humidifier devices which have been linked to deadly lung
injuries.
Rakesh Kapoor told the company's annual shareholders meeting
in London that he "profoundly regrets" the situation and is
"personally very sorry".
A handful of demonstrators stood outside the meeting,
protesting over its handling of the situation in South Korea
where it is thought that 92 people died from causes related to
humidifier sterilizer products made by a number of companies,
including Oxy Reckitt Benckiser .
The group included a man who said his young son died after
using the sterilizers.
Kapoor said he would meet on Friday with representatives of
the victims who had travelled to London.