The RIVM recommends in a report the use of the kleurenpoeders at events from a 'health perspective'. For example, the powder can lead to possible respiratory complaints, eye and skin irritation.
In march 2016, received the BOOK of the Fire brigade Amsterdam-Amstelland, the request to do research kleurenpoeders at events. The reason for this research is the report “fire tests kleurpoeder” from 2015 that showed that some kleurenpoeders can cause fires(explosions) and dust explosions.
According to the RIVM forms of lung diseases at the greatest risk, because the powders from a high concentration of very small particles exist, that people during a run, inhaling.
difficulty Breathing
In the report, writes the institute that such fijnstofconcentraties can lead to difficulty breathing, especially in people with respiratory conditions. Examples include reduced lung function, aggravation of asthma and increased respiratory complaints as wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath.
Also can participants in the running event to suffer from eye and skin complaints. This refers to the RIVM to India, where the kleurenpoederevenementen their origin. In India, very severe eye and skin problems reported. This is probably caused by the dyes that are either contaminated or contain heavy metals.
to prevent the contaminated powders in the Netherlands are used, advises the GOVERNMENT to only demonstrably approved levensmiddelenkleurstoffen to use. Also it is advised to use a mask and eye goggles to wear and after the event to shower. It is further recommended to the powder directly in the face of the participants to throw.
Organization
In a response to the NOS showed Klaas Rohde, an organizer of The Color Run to know that he acknowledges that it is not very healthy. “I think if you have a time, The Color Run, it’s not bad at all. But you must not every week,” he says.
According to Rohde have the first-aid posts in the run-has never received complaints from people with respiratory problems. However, he can be found in the recommendations of the RIVM. “Actually, we have all the measures in our plans included. We warn also: if you have asthma you should The Color Run don’t walk.”
But the opinion of the RIVM for children not to participate the organization too far. "A time to participate is a lot of fun, even for small children,” says Rohde.
Color Run
At color runs are not hardloopprestatie and is about five kilometers, no time recording is kept. It runs at the event around the experience, where the riders each kilometer with a different color powder can be sprinkled.
The running event is arisen from the Holifeest in India. This hindu spring festival is once a year around the month of march is celebrated with dance and song, where coloured powder is thrown. In 2011, The Color Run by American Travis Snyder founded.
In 2015, participants were given of The Crazy Color Run in Leeuwarden with an unpleasant surprise, when they color not more from their hair and could wash. The company that provided the paint for the Color Run had provided said that the wrong powder for the event was used.
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