This topic has been debated before. Personally I think the EB list for LIPOs was initially drawn up with safety in mind, as there was great uncertainty as to have safe LIPOs were. Now that we have all been using LIPOs for quite some a few years, its now time to re-evaluate.
There are now several cheaper brands on the market now that, although not tested through the BRCA process, have been proven safe through useage at club level. For me, the only requirement should be that they are hard-cased (and possibly purchased through a UK distributor).
If I am correct (which I might not been since I have never attended the BRCA AGM!!) the reason the rules havn't changed is because nobody has made a proposal at the AGM for the rules to be changed. This debate will continue and repeat several times on Oople, but the EB rules will only change if somebody takes it to the AGM as a formal proposal.
Just my rambings - don't shoot!
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