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Tony Aitchison A Real ‘Natural’ To Join Replay

March 16, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Leading synthetic surface maintenance company, Replay Maintenance, have recently appointed Tony Aitchison as their Key Accounts Manager. This new role will see Tony working with new and existing business and sharing the knowledge, experience and skills he gained through his years of working within the sports surfaces industry. Tony graduated from Nottingham Trent University in […]

Weed Killer Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic

March 16, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co’s Roundup herbicide, should not be classified as a substance causing cancer, the European Chemical Agency concluded on Wednesday, potentially paving the way for its license renewal in the EU. A transatlantic row over possible risks to human health has prompted investigations by congressional committees in the United States, […]

Tony Aitchison A Real ‘Natural’ To Join Replay

March 16, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Weed Killer Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic

March 16, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

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Tony Aitchison A Real ‘Natural’ To Join Replay

March 16, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Tony graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 1994 with an HND in Civil Engineering and went straight into a management scheme with the Charles Lawrence Group. In his 20+ years with the firm, he worked his way up to being a Regional Director for Construction. Over this period, Tony has developed a wealth of experience and respect within the sports surfaces industry and brings with him an unpresented depth of knowledge on all synthetic products available within the current market place.

Commenting on his appointment, Tony said, “I’m really looking forward to getting to grips with this new role at Replay. The existing team have some exciting ideas and a real passion to further develop Replay’s presence and outstanding service within the industry and I am very keen to be a part of that moving forwards.”

Replay Director Garry Martin added, “Tony is a well-known name in the industry and we’re delighted to now have his skill set and experience in the Replay portfolio. We are constantly looking to deepen our core knowledge so that we can evolve and enhance our service offering; Tony is exactly the type of appointment we need to enable this.”

In his spare time, Tony enjoys watching and participating in sports of all types including golf, football, cricket, badminton and winter pursuits.

Weed Killer Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic

March 16, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

A transatlantic row over possible risks to human health has prompted investigations by congressional committees in the United States, and in Europe has forced a delay to a re-licensing decision for Monsanto’s big-selling Roundup weed killer.

Weighing in on the controversy, the EU body which regulates chemicals and biocides said it had considered extensive scientific data.

“This conclusion was based both on the human evidence and the weight of the evidence of all the animal studies reviewed,” Tim Bowmer, chairman of ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment, said in an online briefing.

The European Commission said it expected to restart talks with member states on re-approving the use of glyphosate in herbicides after receiving the formal opinion from ECHA, which is expected by August.

A decision would be taken within six months after that or by the end of 2017 at “at the latest”, a Commission spokesman said.

Pending the results of the study, the EU granted an 18-month extension last July of its approval for the weed killer after a proposal for full license renewal met opposition from member states and campaign groups.

Accusing EU nations of hiding behind Brussels and failing to take an open stance on controversial issues such as glyphosate and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the Commission also proposed changes to its decision-making process.

“It’s up to the Commission now,” said Jack de Bruijn, ECHA’s Director of Risk Management. “We are confident that indeed we have no issue at all in terms of the transparency and independence of this opinion.”

While the WHO’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), classifies glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic”, many other government regulators, including the United States, see the weed killer as unlikely to pose a cancer risk to humans.

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA), which has found that glyphosate is “unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans”, welcomed ECHA’s opinion on Wednesday, as did lobby groups for farmers, who make wide use of products containing glyphosate.

But Greenpeace’s Franziska Achterberg said in a statement: “The data vastly exceeds what’s legally necessary for the EU to ban glyphosate, but ECHA has looked the other way.”

According to data published by IARC, glyphosate was registered in over 130 countries as of 2010 and is one of the world’s most heavily used weed killers.

Analysts have estimated that Monsanto could lose out on up to $100 million of sales if glyphosate were banned in Europe.

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