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RAL Hygiene Certificats for hospital linen

Members of the German Certification Association for Professional Textile Services can be awarded the RAL Hygiene Certificate for Hospital Linen if they have already had the RAL Quality Certification Mark RAL-GZ 992/1 for Commercial Linen for more than a year with no complaints. A further requirement is compliance with the quality and testing conditions under RAL-GZ 992/2 for Hospital Linen, which also cover all other relevant standards. The businesses are monitored by documented in-house inspections and by means of technical hygiene tests and microbiological inspections carried out by the independent Textile Research Centre at the Hohenstein Institute. The RAL Hygiene Certificate for Hospital Linen can only be issued by the German Certification Association for Professional Textile Services and is valid for no more than one year at a time. 
 

Hygiene Certificate for Linen from Food Processing Businesses

The RAL-GZ 992/3 RAL Quality Certification Mark for Linen from Food Processing Businesses is a separate RAL Mark which includes both process control under RAL-GZ 992/1 and a hygiene certificate. Prerequisites include membership of the German Certification Association for Professional Textile Services and evidence of process control. This is monitored on site at the company by the Hohenstein Institute using technical hygiene and microbiological tests. The RAL-GZ 992/3 RAL Hygiene Certificate for Linen from Food Processing Businesses is also awarded by the German Certification Association for Professional Textile Services for one year. 

Illustration: Example of a RAL-GZ 992/3 Hygiene Certificate for Linen from Food Processing Businesses, RAL-GZ 992/2 Hygiene Certificate for Hospital Linen and RABC