The laundered industrial towel industry is blasting a recent study by a manufacturer of disposable shop towels that found workers who use reusable shop towels may be exposed to heavy metals at levels above federal limits by questioning the study sponsor's impartiality and the researchers' methodology and conclusions. The Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA), the trade association of the laundered towel industry, took aim at the Kimberly-Clark Professional study for not being conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency or another neutral third party, saying the study was c
December 30, 2025