PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTED ON BEHALF OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR RESPONSIBLE RODENTICIDE USE

Two additional manufacturers of rat control products, LiphaTech and Lodi UK,
have joined the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. They will be
represented on the campaign's steering group by Roger Simpson and Gabrielle
Cor respectively. It takes to eight the number of companies supporting CRRU
in its work promoting responsible rodent control to farmers, estate
managers, game keepers and other care-takers of the countryside.

This 33% expansion in corporate support for the campaign comes at a good
time, according to CRRU chairman Dr Alan Buckle. "As we anticipate the
outcome of HSE's recent stakeholder engagement about second generation
anticoagulant rodenticides, promoting appropriate and responsible use in
rural locations will be more critical then ever next year."

The Campaign recently issued advice to these groups about autumn and winter
rat control, encouraging them to be vigilant for an influx of rats caused by
the latest spells of heavy rain. When control measures were called for, this
argued for either the CRRU code of practice to be followed thoroughly by
rodenticide users or for the work to be outsourced to a professional pest
controller.

"Having LiphaTech and Lodi UK now alongside our six long-standing members
will add valuable weight to CRRU's work and to what we are able to
accomplish in front of rural users of rodenticides," says Dr Buckle.

The eight CRRU supporter companies are Syngenta, Rentokil Initial, PelGar
International, Lodi UK, LiphaTech, Killgerm Chemicals, Bell Laboratories,
and BASF Pest Control Solutions.