David Goldsmith, an epidemiologist and TRSA consultant, recently gave two presentations focusing on operational requirements for commercial laundries and health policy at the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE). The meeting was held from Sept, 1-4 in Rome. The first discussion, titled “The Public Health Consequences of ‘Hygienically Clean’ for Clinical Infection Control in the U.S,” was designed to introduce ISEE attendees to the industry-led effort by TRSA to set the bar for laundries operating in the U.S. and Canada.
 
The talk included a discussion of some of the historical and current aspects of Hygienically Clean. Hygienically ...