Confidence in Clean: Hygienically Clean Food Safety Certified Textiles
Ensuring that uniforms and textiles are properly cleaned is essential in food production to prevent cross-contamination and food-borne illnesses. Partnering with a Hygienically Clean Food Safety certified laundry ensures that your linens and garments meet the highest cleanliness and safety standards, offering reassurance to both employees and customers.
For food manufacturers and processors selecting linen, uniform and facility services providers, prioritizing Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification is crucial. Certified facilities comply with the industry’s most rigorous standards, following guidelines set by leading authorities such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ensuring Cleanliness at Every Stage
Hygienically Clean Food Safety Standards are designed to oversee the entire textile processing cycle - from the handling and transport of soiled textiles to in-plant processing and final delivery. These rigorous standards ensure that every step meets the highest levels of hygiene and safety.
Rigorous Standards, Proven Cleanliness
To earn certification, laundries must:
- Pass independent audits to verify their quality assurance and risk management processes.
- Complete three consecutive rounds of microbial testing to confirm hygienic cleanliness.
- Undergo quarterly testing to ensure ongoing compliance with strict hygiene benchmarks.
- Document their policies and procedures, demonstrating their commitment to producing and maintaining hygienically clean linens.
Unlike other certifications that focus solely on processes, Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification is results-driven. Facilities have the flexibility to choose their own cleaning methods, chemicals and procedures - as long as they consistently meet microbiological testing standards and maintain documentation.
By choosing a Hygienically Clean Food Safety certified provider, food manufacturers and processors demonstrate their commitment to food safety, illness prevention and the highest level of textile hygiene.
Comprehensive Compliance & Quality Assurance
Certified laundries are required to develop and maintain a Quality Assurance Manual, outlining compliance with key industry regulations, including:
- Facility layout and workflow to prevent cross-contamination
- Personnel training to uphold hygiene best management practices
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) practices
- Additional safety and sanitation measures to ensure a consistently clean final product
By adhering to Hygienically Clean Food Safety Standards, certified laundries provide food production facilities with confidence that their linens are processed with safety, quality and infection prevention in mind.
Learn more about Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification and find a certified provider today.