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Published: Fri, 30 Oct 2009
Description: CleanBrands CEO Gary Goldberg on providing bedding that helps fight germs and allergies.
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" his line of products can help millions of Americans suffering. From allergies breathe easier to winning legislative body is there's some type of flu barrier is well bed but this is up there for a lot of Americans joining us now Gary Goldberg CEO of clean brands. With more on his micro -- technology for bedding and linens which shows some of them are laid out right here. Your products are sold right now in Bed Bath & Beyond among other big chains correct. Right now it's it's more -- clean linens for allergy free you know many people suffer from allergies but how your business. Boomed or at least -- tires since this fear of swine flu spreading."
" Well that's a great question. Our product doesn't necessarily block virus the virus is so infinitely small. That we can't create a barrier for -- for what it's done is heightened the awareness. And the importance of clean healthy sleep you know I have a family of three children my wife ever vigilant about our children now. In light of what's going on. And one of the key factors in staying healthy is getting good quality sleep. Not only the right amount but the quality of the sleep you're getting. And in order to get on disrupted sleep you really need to have a clean sleep environment. And that's the basis of our business he says thesis excuse -- is providing the sleep person. With the right products to protect their sleep from dust -- waste allergens and mold spore. All the things that build up overtime national Gary what is the breakthrough technology with your product. Well we've patented a process about four years ago called micron one technology and what it is it's a remarkably comfortable fabric. Yet no individual port is larger than one micron. So it means is all those little micro toxins don't get out of your bed at night it in your lungs respiratory systems stand. And as a result you get a healthier cleaner sleep."
" Here's some of the sheets right now and and they're just as -- regular sheets but. -- was recently on a flight you say it doesn't. You know barrier from from things like viruses but I was on a flight on continental -- and somebody asked for a pillow and and they said. The CDC has told us that if we're providing pillows they've got to be brand new each time right for fear of spreading the flu virus this."
" There's no doubt flu virus remains active anywhere from an hour to even up to eight hours on the surface over time so you don't want to come in contact with foreign surfaces. We don't know they've been cleaning your products are jetBlue right now are yes our products are available on all jetBlue domestic flights bomb as closer international flights. And we've recently launched width of virgin America. We have a sleep -- on there perfect we've got some bids in the some of the major airlines that you've talked about as a result of the CDC coming out saying hang. We're passing Germany things around let's not do this anymore Gary let's talk about your business how many jobs have your businesses have been responsible for creating over the past years so well that's a great question we we're currently employing about that eighteen people domestically in the US. All of them are results of a great idea. And not it's very exciting you know being an entrepreneur in the United States. There's plenty of opportunity left out there you've got to have a little bit of guts and be willing to accept some risk. But there is opportunity and we're creating products that people are excited about you're creating products -- are also creating jobs and American are down to we -- and guess what. The Obama health plan does not include a tax on sleep. I cannot tell you know were encouraged by that. We're encouraged by that and we feel we want people sleep well and most importantly clean its leader your new ad campaign that is going to like Gary Goldberg of clean up burgers -- graduation -- would you perhaps that's a big big fox fan that -- always appreciate you got."
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