The removal of grease and dirt with soaps, detergent powders and liquids. Stain removal by treatment of the whole garment or just the stained area with solvents, bleaches and enzymes.

Solvents may be used for removing stains from fabrics and in tests to determine their suitability for use with different synthetic fibres.

This edition (2020) is the seventh version.

There are significant changes in format, updates in WELs and IRM.

This document is an introduction and describes what a Model Risk Assessment is, and some of the common principles to bear in mind when using MRATs

This edition of Futureminds is full of food! Lots of interesting articles from the world of food, as well as articles about plastic recycling and the UAV drone show.

There are also updates from the work at CLEAPSS and, of course, the small print.