CEN/TC 248/WG 17 - Hygienic quality of textiles processed in industrial laundries and used in sectors in which it is necessary to contol biocontamination

This European Standard describes a risk management approach, called Risk Analysis and Biocontamination Control (RABC), designed to enable laundries to continuously assure the microbiological quality of laundry processed textiles. The RABC approach applies for laundry market sectors where it is necessary to control biocontamination, e.g. pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, healthcare and cosmetics. The RABC approach excludes those aspects relating to worker safety and sterility of the final product.

This draft European Standard describes a system for ensuring the microbiological quality of laundry processed textiles used in specifically defined sectors in which it is necessary to control biocontamination. This document describes a Risk Analysis and biocontamination Control (RABC) system in laundries in order to continuously assure the microbiological quality of the laundered textiles.