A lot of the satisfaction of the RIVM-research rubber crumb – NOS

The Association Sport and Municipalities is pleased with the clarity that the GOVERNMENT gives with his research into the (in)security of the sports on artificial turf fields with rubbergranulaatkorrels. “We are going against the churches say that there is in any case not give rise to acute measures to take,” says director André de Jeu. “There are going to have all kinds of discussions about that research, but the GOVERNMENT now says that there is no danger for the health.”

The Jeu is critical of the scientists that just want to go with everything to the extreme to investigate. “There are no facts found that their worries underpin. Enter scientific discussions, but stop with the scare tactics of the society.” The Jeu indicates to scientists that yesterday and earlier through the NOS at the word came and in the broadcast of Zembla, that the discussion about rubbergranulaatkorrels is started.

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The tire industry, that the rubbergranulaatkorrels produces, is also satisfied with the clear results of the RIVM-Research. “It is safe to use on fields with rubber crumb sports and play. We are satisfied with this outcome. They confirm the results of a hundred previous studies that already concluded that there is no environmental and health risks for sports on artificial grass rubber crumb. It is good that all athletes, parents, municipalities, sports clubs and volunteers in their fields can continue to use without having to worry. We understand that they want to be sure that their artificial grass can be used safely. That assurance, they have now re-gained.”

The industry supports the proposal of the RIVM to one’s own, stricter gezondheidsnorm to be eligible for the rubbergranulaatkorrels and is willing to cooperate with the rapid formation. In her response, the industry critical of the media coverage about rubbergranulaatkorrels. “That some in the media the safety of rubber crumb in spite of the facts and all the research in question, we regret very much.”

Signal safe

Also, the KNVB reacts positively to the clear conclusion of the RIVM. But the football association does not give advice to football clubs what to do now. “What clubs need to do now, is largely up to the clubs themselves,” says a spokesman for the KNVB. “Where clubs have any doubts, we advise and assist. That we always do. The signal, however, is clearly on safe.”

Clubs who refuse to matches on turf pitches with rubbergranulaatkorrels to play, can provisionally count on the same generous attitude of the KNVB as it is now. If they don’t want to play, they will not immediately lose points. They get the time for the news to get used to.