GS-51

Laundry Care Products for Industrial and Institutional Use

Our standard specifies performance requirements and environmental and health requirements for commercial laundry care products, such as concentration, reduced toxicity, biodegradability, and reduced and recyclable packaging. This standard covers products and multi-component systems for laundry and dry cleaning in industrial and institutional settings, including:

  • laundry detergent and prewash products
  • stain and spot removers
  • fabric refreshers and softeners
  • laundry additives (bleaches, softeners, sours, antichlor, and alkali boosters)
  • anti-static and anti-wrinkle products
  • laundry starch/sizing/fabric finish
  • combination products that may serve several of these functions
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Standard Revisions

Latest version: Edition 1.8, June 23, 2022

Recent Changes: GS-51 underwent corrections and/or clarifications and was re-published on October 25, 2024. For details on the non-substantive changes made to this standard, please see the Standard Documents Library.